New Pentagon Policy Effectively Bans Confederate Flag From Military Bases

The Pentagon laid out a new policy that details which flags are allowed to be flown at military installations. While the memo did not specifically mention the Confederate flag, it was not listed as an approved flag and is essentially banned from being displayed in all public and common access areas.

The memo, written by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said that bases will only be allowed to fly the American flag, flags of U.S. states and territories, military service flags, the POW/MIA flag, and flags of international organizations of which the United States is a member, such as NATO.

"I am committed to fielding the most powerful military force the world has known by strengthening the bonds of our most valuable resource -- our people. That is why we honor the American flag, which is the principal flag we are authorized and encouraged to display," Esper wrote in the memo, according to CNN.

"The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive symbols."

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