Last week, Out There visited the community of Montrose. There, activists gather weekly to protest the war in Iraq. Each week, before the protest begins, one local resident lowers an American flag that flies the rest of the week at the intersection -- to protest the fact that the activists choose to gather at the site of a Vietnam War memorial. Some readers argued that the flag does not belong to people with certain political beliefs, but to everyone. Others said the antiwar protesters are unpatriotic and do not deserve to gather under the flag. A sample of reader response:

"It doesn't matter that it's a veteran memorial, or any other kind of memorial. They live in America and therefore have every right to protest with the flag there. Conservatives seem to be so pro-America however they only believe in SOME rights that are guaranteed. By protesting, they aren't "dishonoring" the flag. By protesting below it, they are actually legitimizing everything it stands for. . . . This country was formed on the ground of protest."

-- Spencer

"When are these IDIOTS going to realize, without war they would not have the right to be protesting. . . . This is still the greatest county on the planet. If it wasn't, these yo-yo's would not be here. God bless America and God bless our flag!!!!!!"

-- Jerry

"Those protests are misunderstood and then unfairly treated by the veteran-related people. The Iraq war by the Bush administration is obviously unjust. . . . The protests actually are not against veterans but the government's policy of war in Iraq."

-- stopwar

"To hell with the hippies that ruined this country. They should be tried, convicted and hung for what they have done. The Constitution was not meant for those that cannot control themselves to be good citizens."

-- Scott Puckett