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IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2008 | New Law Authorizes Veterans’ Salutes during National Anthem |
| WASHINGTON -- Veterans and active-duty
military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem, thanks to
changes in federal law that took effect this month. |
| “The military salute is a unique gesture
of respect that marks those who have served in our nation’s armed forces,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Dr. James B. Peake. “This provision allows the application of that honor in all events involving our nation’s
flag.” |
| The new provision improves upon a little known change in federal law last
year that authorized veterans to render the military-style hand salute during the raising, lowering or passing of the flag,
but it did not address salutes during the national anthem. Last year’s provision also applied to members of the armed
forces while not in uniform. |
| Traditionally, members of the nation’s veterans
service organizations have rendered the hand-salute during the national anthem and at events involving the national flag while
wearing their organization’s official head-gear. |
| The most recent change, authorizing
hand-salutes during the national anthem by veterans and out-of-uniform military personnel, was sponsored by Sen. Jim Inhofe
of Oklahoma, an Army veteran. It was included in the Defense Authorization Act of 2009, which President Bush signed on Oct.
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The earlier provision authorizing hand-salutes for veterans and
out-of-uniform military personnel during the raising, lowering or passing of the flag, was contained in the National Defense
Authorization Act of 2008, which took effect Jan. 28, 2008. ============= ============
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