Overview

• Morgan Akin, an 84-year-old Vietnam veteran in California’s Shasta County, took down the American flag he had flown for decades to signal dissent against the administration.
• He cites proposed VA mass layoffs, canceled contracts and hiring freezes as threats to care for disabled veterans like himself.
• A lifelong Democrat in a predominantly Republican region, Akin and his wife have participated in three local protests this year.
• He warns that migrant detentions and policy changes endanger the futures of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
• A US Marine Corps flag now flies alongside a Ukrainian banner outside his home as he and his wife vow to continue protesting until administrations change.