Less than a week after a Bank of America employee in Gaffney removed American flags that lined a procession to honor a fallen Marine, the Cherokee County Council has decided to close their accounts with the company.
The flag flap, which happened along the funeral route for 20-year-old Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes and has since made national news, caused the council to vote 5 to 1 to withdraw county funds from any accounts held by Bank of America.
“I feel we should take a stand and deposit the money in other banks as deemed appropriate by the county administration and treasurer,” said Councilman Quay Little.
Its a discrace ! Take your money out of the criminals hands! I’m a vet that will and am sure many others will follow. My condolences to the fallen HERO Lance Corporal Christopher Fowlkes Family We vets will never forget your sacrifice!