“Furthermore, due to ‘no tolerance’ policies concerning the display of images of firearms in schools, the traditional Minuteman logo could not be displayed due to inclusion of an 18th-century flintlock rifle,”... [More]Can't have dangerous ideas out there, especially as they relate to American heritage...
UPDATE:
The rebranding is the result of a congressional mandate, according to Lt. Col. Wes Parmer, a spokesman for the Army Guard director. But it is not a sign that the Minuteman is on the out. “The Minuteman logo is still being used,” he said. “It’s the National Guard seal.” Instead, Parmer said the new logo being replaced is an older recruiting logo that features “National Guard” in red letters with a stylized American flag.
They did this at my old high school. We were the Patriots and our logo/mascot was a Minuteman armed with a musket. Sometime in the intervening years, they removed the musket and now he is an unarmed Minuteman. Unreal.
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ReplyDeleteNot quite. See update.
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