Freedom for all, not just a select few

Sirs and Madams;

Over the past several months I have had the opportunity to travel across much of our beautiful state of Montana, from my home in Malta, Mont., to the Missoula area. On each occasion I noticed that when I pass through the quintessential American working-class village of Bonner, there is displayed on one residence a flag which formally represented a portion of the Confederate States of America. The flag on display is the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia; commonly, but mistakenly thought to be the flag of "The Confederacy."

While I wore the uniform of this country to defend...