Ex-Green Beret weighs in
9/9/2016, 7:18 p.m.
Veterans defend 49ers quarterback
Re “49ers quarterback under fire for sitting during national anthem,” Sept. 1-3 edition:
As a former Green Beret major from 1967 to 1970, I see no incompatibility in Colin Kaepernick’s position — sitting during one preseason game and then kneeling on one knee in the next — during the national anthem and support of the U.S. military mission.
In fact, I applaud him. The military should be more vocal in this regard.
LINDLEY T. SMITH, M.D.
Midlothian
The writer is a former major with the U.S. Army Special Forces.
