The Cherokee County Council voted Monday night to close its accounts with Bank Of America.
According to our coverage partners at the Spartanburg Herald Journal, the move comes nearly a week after the bank said a miscommunication in corporate police led a local branch worker to remove American flags that were placed on the bank’s property lining the road to honor the death of fallen Marine Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes.
The flags were down for a short period of time and the placed back up in time for the arrival of Fowlkes’ body.
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Bank Of America says a miscommunication in corporate policy led a local branch worker to remove American flags that were placed on the Bank’s property lining the road Wednesday to honor Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes. The flags were down for a short period of time.
Bank of America released this statement: “We want to ensure the community knows how deeply proud we are of the men and women who have sacrificed so much in service to our country. The bank does fly the American Flag at our locations throughout the country and flags were displayed in front of our banking center in Gaffney the evening prior to our dedicated Marine returning home. We deeply apologize for any misunderstandings. “
Flags have been up since Tuesday and will stay up through the memorial Friday.
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