what is freedom of speech??????
Iraq War Sign Next to Army Office Removed
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- A sign tallying the American troops killed and wounded in Iraq has been removed from its spot right next to an Army recruiting office.
Scott Cameron, the sign's creator, said he took down the sign from the adjoining office window to make amends with offended Iraq war veterans and to take pressure off the building's other occupants.
"It was a personal decision I made to be 'Minnesota nice,'" Cameron said Wednesday.
"I respect our troops totally. It offends me that my patriotism has been called into question in the community," he added.
Landlord Melissa Swor, with offices in the same building, told The Associated Press on Thursday: "I'm happy that he took it down so that TV crews are no longer coming in and taping."
Cameron is a Vietnam War vet and a volunteer for state Sen. Steve Kelley, a Democrat running for governor. The window where the sign appeared was in Kelly's campaign office.
Swor declined to say whether she had pressured the campaign, which has a month-to-month lease, to get rid of the sign. Cameron said Swor had implied to him that the lease was in jeopardy.