MYFOXATLANTA.com: Veteran wins battle to fly U.S., USMC flags outside home

By Denise Dillon, FOX 5 reporter — September 30, 2013

GRIFFIN, Ga. –  A veteran has won his battle to fly two flags outside of his home. For two months, retired Marine Captain Jim Lowe, 73, has waged a campaign to fly the American flag along with his USMC colors at his Griffin home. The homeowners association at the Sun City retirement community said that covenants only allowed one flag to be displayed outside a home.Despite public outcry, the homeowners association stood by their rules and threatened to fine Lowe $25 for each day that both flags were displayed. The HOA even warned about the possibility of placing a lien on Lowe’s home. Capt. Lowe and his wife, Sandy, had promised to move if the HOA wouldn’t bend.  Read more: