CANTON, Ohio -- Following complaints from veterans, a banner with the U.S. flag beneath a Canadian one has been taken down at the stadium that hosts the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
Banners for an upcoming international football competition at Fawcett Stadium in Canton showed the flags of the eight participating nations in the order in which they're seeded. The first banner in the series had No. 1 seed Canada above the U.S., the No. 2 seed.
Veterans and other critics objected, saying it was insulting and a breach of protocol to display a Canadian flag on top of the American flag.
The banners were removed Monday. Host committee chairman Robert Belden apologized for the display, calling it "unfortunate."
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