Who would have ever believed that a young man who was patriotic and designed a hat with soldiers on it would be chastised and have his hat banned by the school officials? Anyhow, some good Americans took notice, and the young man ended up with a challenge coin and public recognition for his honorable act. How excellent!
RI boy who made banned toy soldier hat gets medal
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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island boy whose school banned a hat he made because the toy soldiers on it carried tiny guns was awarded a medal on Friday for his patriotic efforts.
Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, the retired head of the Rhode Island National Guard, gave 8-year-old David Morales a medal called a challenge coin during an appearance on WPRO-AM's John DePetro show.
Centracchio said the second-grader should be thanked for recognizing veterans and soldiers.
"You did nothing wrong, and you did an outstanding job," he said. "We can only hope that kids of your caliber will continue to defend this country."
Centracchio also gave David a certificate that allows him to call himself a brigadier general.
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