Ever since the local homeowner’s association denied Mike Burtt’s request to install an American flag pole in his front garden, the Vietnam veteran has taken matters into his own hands.  He removed a smaller flag pole that had been attached to his house — which he says kept falling off — and stuck it in the ground out front, essentially creating a makeshift flagpole. He has also challenged the HOA denial, citing a federal law he contends gives him the right to erect a permanent flagpole and suggested letting residents vote on the issue.   Read the article…………………….