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#WeStand

In the past week another NFL controversy has erupted as AmVets, representing the interests of 20 million veterans and 250,000 members nationwide, submitted a powerful ad for the Super Bowl Program asking the country to stand for our National Anthem. It depicts a Veteran holding the American Flag with the words #PleaseStand. 

The NFL refused to run it. 
In a January 22 letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, AMVETS National Commander Marion Polk wrote, “freedom of speech works both ways. We respect the rights of those who choose to protest, as these rights are precisely what our members have fought — and in many cases died — for. But imposing corporate censorship to deny that same right to those veterans who have secured it for us all is reprehensible and totally beyond the pale.”
As a founding member of the United Coalition of Public Safety, the SFPOA is proud to stand with fellow police unions in support of our American Veteran heroes who have served our country and strengthen the very fabric of the diverse communities we serve.
 
We Stand. We stand for our Flag. We stand for our Veterans. We stand for Family. We stand for our Officers. We stand for Freedom of Speech. We stand for our Military. We stand for Community. We stand for Freedom. We stand with AmVets. 
If you stand with our Veterans, too, and you're on social media, please take a minute to: 
  1. Click the link >>> UCOPS fb #WeStand
  2. Share the video, and
  3. Like the UCOPS facebook page.

Martin Halloran,
SFPOA President
The United Coalition of Public Safety supports American Veterans. All the freedoms we hold so dearly are the same freedoms our Veterans fought to preserve, some of them paying the ultimate sacrifice.  
Join us as #WeStand! 
The United Coalition of Public Safety works on behalf of law enforcement officers and the communities they serve nationwide to shape strong partnerships and break down communication barriers; building trust through active engagement, honest dialogue, education, and outreach. ucops.org