Quote:Yes, I read all that, it was reported in the links provided in the OP. While I don't think removing religious references in official ceremonies is a bad thing, the Air Force has confirmed it has no objections to it in retirement ceremonies, so it's not really relevant. It may be what Berry says is true, my point was quoting him wasn't proof.

What I find interesting is the conflict between the unit commander and Rodriguez. The rules seem obvious, it's hard to imagine how things escalated to the confrontation we saw in the video.

The Air Force did make a public statement as such, but I asure you that behind the curtain it isn't so black and white. One has to question why it took so long for the A.F. to make a public statement if the rules are so obvious. In any case, the issue goes way beyond the reading. Sgt Ridriguez used to work under this commander previously and there are years of bad blood.

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