Despite reports circulated by right-wing media and amplified by Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, the National Park Service said Sunday that it never ordered the removal of an American flag from vehicles involved with a construction site inside Denali National Park and Preserve.
The National Park Service said Sunday that despite reports circulated by right-wing media and amplified by Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, the agency never ordered the removal of an American flag from vehicles involved with a construction project inside Denali National Park and Preserve.last week that workers involved in building a bridge inside the park were “recently told that they could no longer fly the American flag from their trucks or heavy equipment.
“The American flag, especially on Memorial Day weekend, should be celebrated, not censored by federal government employees,” Sullivan wrote. On Sunday,added that “one of his constituents called the senator’s office because he was informed that he had to remove his 3 x 5 American flag after the National Park Service received a complaint about him flying the American flag on his truck.
When asked if he was aware of anything that could have led to the perception that the agency attempted to ban or limit the display of flags by workers in the park, Christian said, “I can’t begin to speculate on how such an unfortunate miscommunication occurred.”When pressed whether there had been any incident involving a flag, Christian wrote, “At no time did an NPS official seek to ban or limit the flag.
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