“Glory Days in the wink of a young girl’s eye” then it’s
gone. Old Glory disappeared Tuesday
evening in wink of an eye from an apparent thief on the solemn and respectful
grounds of the Truman Presidential Library.
In the recent week, American Flags have also come up missing on several
homes in President Truman’s neighborhood.
To put this in perceptive, the last time prominent US flags disappeared in
these numbers was in August 11, 1862 when Independence was raided by a group of
rebels representing the Confederacy.
This time, Independence is under the siege of criminals and vagrants. And with an understaffed police force and a community stewardship program that falls short, it is
literally open season. The above photo
was posted on social media taken from an employee at the Truman Library. The disrespect we’ve witnessed in the last
few years here in Harry Truman’s hometown is tremendous. When city leaders try to hide these
incidences, pretend they don't happen, and do absolutely nothing, that’s a bigger crime.
