October 20, 2015

SHAME: School Bans 21 Gun Salute Honoring Veterans Because It 'Promotes Gun Violence'

IWO TO, Japan (Mar. 3, 2010) US Marines fire a 21 gun salute to render honors to those lost in the Battle of Iwo Jima during the 65th anniversary commemoration of the battle. USS Tortuga (LSD 49) arrived at Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, on Feb. 28 to support the ceremony. US Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver ApplehansThe 21 gun salute will no longer take place on school grounds at an Iowa High School's annual Veteran's Day assembly, due to the state's gun laws, according to NBC affiliate KWWL. Administrators at Belle Plaine High School in Belle Plaine, Iowa, say the event's traditional 21 gun salute "promotes gun violence". Post 39 legioneers, member of ...More

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