Commissioner angers veterans after reducing flagpole height
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Passersby might never notice what happened to the flagpole in front of the veterans memorial at the Rockwall County Courthouse, but for veterans, it's an insult. One weekend last month, without approval or anyone's knowledge, County Commissioner Jerry Wimpee got a company to cut five feet off the U.S. flag pole - reducing it to the same size as the Texas and POW flags.
