"" WEBSTER, Texas -- A Webster man says
his apartment complex manager told him
his American flag was a “threat to the
Muslim community,” and that he has to
take it down. But he’s not giving up
without a fight.
Stepping onto Duy Tran's balcony in
Webster, one thing is clear: "It means a
lot to me," he said.
He's talking about his American flag that
he proudly put up when he moved in just
a few days ago. But then an apartment
manager at the Lodge on El Dorado told him
he had to take it down.
"What really stunned me is that she said it’s a
threat towards the Muslim community,” said
Tran. “I’m not a threat toward anybody."
We tried to ask a manager if that's exactly
what was said, but she just handed us a
statement, refused to answer any questions,
and called an officer to escort us off the
property, before we could press any further:
"While the Lodge on El Dorado admires our
resident's patriotism, we must enforce our
property rules and guidelines. Such guidelines
maintain the aesthetics of our apartment
community and provide for the safety of all
residents. The apartment community already
proudly displays our country's flag in a safe
and appropriate manner at the entrances to
our community."
But we saw other patriotic symbols hanging
from other balconies in the complex, and Tran
doesn't plan to budge.
"I’m gonna leave my flag there, as an
American, until she shows me proof that I
don’t have the right to leave my flag there,"
said Tran.
To Tran it's about so much more than stars
and stripes.
"I have friends that died for this country," he
said.
So he says this fight is the least he can do.
We have not heard of any residents
complaining about any flags at the complex,
or any of the patriotic items we saw. In fact,
we spoke to several neighbors who say they
want Tran's flag to stay.""
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Sad, there's a family around here that is being told to repaint there house because they painted an american flag on the front of first floor and a liberty bell on the second floor. the city says it's against code.

Smh