{"id":20503,"date":"2017-08-29T18:16:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T18:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/29\/ohio-vfw-post-wont-show-browns-games-after-players-anthem-protest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:17:09","slug":"ohio-vfw-post-wont-show-browns-games-after-players-anthem-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2017\/08\/29\/ohio-vfw-post-wont-show-browns-games-after-players-anthem-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio VFW post won&#8217;t show Browns games after players&#8217; anthem protest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STRONGSVILLE, Ohio \u2014 An Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars post says it won\u2019t show Cleveland Browns football games this season after a group of players knelt during the national anthem before a preseason game last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VFW Post 3345 Commander Tim Zvoncheck posted a message to his Facebook page Wednesday that says the Strongsville post outside of Cleveland won\u2019t support a group or person who \u201cdisgraces the flag or the anthem that we have fought for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftim.zvoncheck%2Fposts%2F10203555825612932&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team spokesman responded by saying the Browns organization has a \u201cprofound\u201d respect for the anthem, the American flag and those in the military but also respects the \u201cfreedom of personal expression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly a dozen Browns players knelt during the anthem Aug. 21, including tight end Seth DeValve, the first known white NFL player to do so. 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