{"id":45770,"date":"2018-01-31T20:44:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/31\/veterans-group-creates-psa-to-follow-rejected-super-bowl-ad\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:41:35","slug":"veterans-group-creates-psa-to-follow-rejected-super-bowl-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2018\/01\/31\/veterans-group-creates-psa-to-follow-rejected-super-bowl-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans group creates PSA to follow rejected Super Bowl ad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/03\/07\/veterans-groups-get-a-white-house-meeting-but-without-trump\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">AMVETS<\/a> has created a 30-second public service announcement to elaborate on their print ad that was rejected by the NFL for including the message \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/22\/amvets-says-nfl-censored-its-ad-against-flag-protests\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">#PleaseStand<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the new announcement, phrases like \u201cplease vote,\u201d \u201cplease volunteer,\u201d \u201cplease serve\u201d and \u201cplease exercise your rights,\u201d are interspersed with shots of an American flag waving in the wind. A concluding shot depicts a man dressed in AMVETS regalia asking the listener to \u201cplease stand,\u201d echoing the message of the rejected print ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That ad, which would have cost the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2015\/09\/16\/amvets-formally-backs-plan-to-overhaul-va-health-care\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> veterans organization<\/a> $30,000, featured the \u201c#PleaseStand\u201d phrase, alongside a picture of service members saluting the American flag and information on how to donate to the congressionally chartered nonprofit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both advertising attempts were created amid the controversy surrounding the NFL\u2019s decision to allow its players to kneel during the national anthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2017\/09\/25\/vfw-slams-nfl-players-for-anthem-protests\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17267614519180.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VFW, American Legion slam NFL players for anthem protests<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Football players who don&#039;t stand for the national anthem are being &quot;disrespectful&quot; to the country and its military, the veterans group says.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The print ad was rejected on Jan. 21, and was accompanied shortly thereafter by a statement from NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In it, McCarthy said the premier football game of the season \u201cis designed for fans to commemorate and celebrate the game, players, teams and the Super Bowl. It\u2019s never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NFL added that the Super Bowl will have an ad from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which will include the message \u201cWe Stand for Veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"298\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kneel.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kneel.jpg.jpg 512w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kneel.jpg.jpg?resize=300,175 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Houston Texans players kneel during the singing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Elaine Thompson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCarthy said AMVETS was asked to consider changing their ad to read \u201cPlease Stand for Our Veterans,\u201d however they did not reply in time for production deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMVETS said in a press statement that it is a \u201cnon-partisan organization and does not consider its message political at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/opinion\/2016\/08\/30\/an-open-letter-to-colin-kaepernick-from-a-green-beret-turned-long-snapper\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nfl-16-9.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">An open letter to Colin Kaepernick, from a Green Beret-turned-long snapper<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Nate Boyer on the flag, football, race &#8230; and how it felt to hear the national anthem on an NFL sideline<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group wrote that the new public service announcement does not simply call for people to stand, but also to observe other non-political civic responsibilities as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur message has always been patriotic and polite. It simply requests that people choose to stand during the national anthem. It neither judges, vilifies or even opposes those who choose otherwise,\u201d said AMVETS Executive Director Joe Chenelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re simply asking that people choose standing, and the NFL has made it harshly clear that it does not want veterans delivering this message anywhere near its biggest game. We think that\u2019s wrongheaded,\u201d Chenelly added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other large veterans groups, such as the VFW and American Legion, have also been critical of the flag protests that have been common before NFL games over the past year. President Donald Trump has been similarly critical of the anthem protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWouldn\u2019t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, \u2018Get that son of a bitch off the field right now,\u2018\u201d Trump said during a September rally in Alabama. &#8220;You know some owner is going to do that. He&#8217;s going to say, &#8216;That guy that disrespects our flag, he&#8217;s fired.&#8217; And that owner, they don&#8217;t know it, [but] they&#8217;ll be the most popular person in this country.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players involved in the protests, which involve silently kneeling, counter that the protests are not related to service members at all. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protests date back to 2016, when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to protest racial inequality and police brutality by sitting during the anthem. He later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/opinion\/2016\/08\/30\/an-open-letter-to-colin-kaepernick-from-a-green-beret-turned-long-snapper\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">chose to kneel<\/a> instead after speaking with former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2016\/09\/02\/former-green-beret-nate-boyer-joins-colin-kaepernick-on-sideline-for-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Staff Sgt. Nate Boyer<\/a>, a former Special Forces soldier who was in camp with the Seattle Seahawks as a long snapper before being released prior to the 2015 regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the new announcement and the rejected print ad can be viewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalmedia.vnr1.com\/2018\/01\/31\/Please-Stand-PSA\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">AMVETS&#8217;s multimedia page<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMVETS has created a 30-second public service announcement to elaborate on their print ad that was rejected by the NFL for including the message \u201c#PleaseStand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":90387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,12,25,19,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3297],"class_list":["post-45770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-veterans","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"NHXAZ2QOPFCTZLWNDXYDXCL7XE","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2018\/01\/31\/veterans-group-creates-psa-to-follow-rejected-super-bowl-ad\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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