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"Tolson accepted the American flag that draped Hoover's casket."

What does it mean "to accept" a flag? 2601:200:C000:1A0:B15B:237F:FBAF:F56D ( talk) 15:41, 2 June 2021 (UTC) reply

When the American flag is removed from the casket and folded into a triangle it is then handed to a close family member of the deceased person, often a spouse or parent. If there are no family members at the funeral someone close to the deceased will be given the flag. If the person doesn't refuse to take the folded flag, it has been accepted. (I have no reliable reference to cite for this, it is just personal knowledge from attending several veteran's funerals.) Karenthewriter ( talk) 05:15, 20 January 2023 (UTC) reply

Shouldn't it just be a couple sentences and link to an article on the topic? Tikaboo ( talk) 16:28, 10 April 2023 (UTC) reply

The evidence cited in the footnote [128] as of this date leads to a 404 error on the redirection website. This either needs new evidence or to be removed as the subject is a very serious allegation 143.231.249.133 ( talk) 17:06, 25 July 2023 (UTC) reply

The evidence cited in the footnote [93] as of this date leads to a 404 error on the redirection website. 2601:240:8101:3220:FCD4:1F9A:3031:4C4B ( talk) 03:52, 29 August 2023 (UTC) reply

According to this article, while in high school Hoover "participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program". It is my understanding that ROTC is not something you do in high school. Also, according to the Wikipedia article on ROTC ("not a source" obviously but nevertheless), ROTC did not exist back when Hoover was in high school. Hoover was born in 1895, "ROTC started at Harvard in 1916" according to Wikipedia, there is simply no way Hoover ever "participated in" the ROTC. This really is of no importance ( talk) 15:15, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply