Daniel E. Walker
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Daniel Edward Walker, known as Dan Walker (November 19, 1927â September 16, 2009), was a United States Army veteran from Fort Worth, Texas, who received international attention for how he properly disposed of an American flag that had been burned in a liberal protest.[1]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag He subsequently served in Korea and was a member of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
In 1984, after protesters burned an American flag during the Republican National Convention, Walker retrieved the remains. He buried them in his backyard according to official military guidelines. Walker said, "I didnât want somebody sweeping it up with a broom and putting it in an ashcan."[2][1]â â Following the incident, Walker received the Armyâs highest civilian award and a letter of commendation from U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan.[2][1]â â The flag burning incident eventually led to the 1989 United States Supreme Court decision of Texas v. Johnson which upheld flag burning as a freedom of speech protected by the First Amendmen by a narrow 5-4 decision.[3]â â Walker and his wife, âPatricia Ann "Patty," had two sons and a daughter. He was a deacon-emeritus of the McKinney Memorial Bible Church in Fort Worth and sang with the oratorio chorus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Walker died of prostate cancer three days before his 82nd birthday.[2][1]â â ==References==â
- â 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dan Walker, 81; veteran who buried burned flag remnants. Boston Herald; Associate Press (September 20, 2009). Retrieved on September 4, 2018.
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