Here are some veterans who think it’s okay for NFL players to kneel for the national anthem

I agree. I'm a combat veteran and I support NFL players when they #Taketheknee because I support their Constitutional right to freedom of expression. I backed up my words with deeds. Has nothing to do with flag or military. Racism is the cause. https://t.co/764VsNjtg5

— Ray Smith (@rjsmith169) May 24, 2018

#CadetBoneSpurs doesn't know Jack about honor or respect.

I'm an Army veteran, and I stand with and for the players.#BlackLivesMatter #TakeAKnee #TrumpLies

— Flick 🇺🇸 (@Cory_Flick) May 24, 2018

I've got 4 combat tours, which is 4 more than you do.
They can take a knee if they want, which was the whole fucking point of those 4 tours. https://t.co/7GK3dBEIQq

— soonergrunt 🇺🇸 (@soonergrunt) September 24, 2017

#TakeAKnee As a veteran, I thought we served to protect a citizen’s right to protest , not punish them for protesting.

— brian hynd (@poppa56) May 24, 2018

NAILED IT. As a veteran, I kneel with Kap. The "freedoms" the military protects for are the very ones he exercises, and fights to preserve for our fellow Americans. pic.twitter.com/IkXZLWdj4Z

— Nicole 🌙 Ski (@NickyNicoleSki) November 25, 2017

First to fight for RIGHT & FREEDOM combat disabled veteran, Bob, age 71 #TakeTheKnee #TakeAKnee #POTUS #NFL pic.twitter.com/rLwlfE05Ik

— Msbmoran (@Msbmoran) September 24, 2017

This combat veteran says go ahead and #TakeAKnee @Kaepernick7 Your right to do so is literally what we fight for. pic.twitter.com/4ZeCFhftph

— Ed Ulatoski (@DaedalusBC304) September 23, 2017

FYI. Jackie Robinson, a veteran, said this in his autobiography. "I cannot stand or sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag." #TakeAKnee pic.twitter.com/Un2jgMUatq

— Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) September 24, 2017

As a veteran this is the flag I have respect for, not the flag that represents the US government and @POTUS. Continue to kneel #NFL pic.twitter.com/9thnH5iBfu

— Kate Poundtown (@TherealLBStone) September 24, 2017

Today we kneel!!! As a veteran, I don’t see it as disrespect for the flag or country, I see it as a stand against disrespect for the People pic.twitter.com/TcdcSlTIFe

— Kasey Kay (@Ao1051) September 24, 2017

I am a veteran. Until that flag stands for everyone, we kneel.

— I have had just about enough, thnx (@LaLiberalVetera) September 23, 2017

I've paid more "respect" than most of you will ever conceive of. Do NOT tell me that #TakeTheKnee is "disrespect." #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/oIf4tBJQ08

— William Andrade (@SirDarthUno) September 24, 2017

I'm a #veteran & wore the uniform for our right to #TakeTheKnee.A flag &anthem are meaningless w/o values behind them. I #TakeAKnee with you pic.twitter.com/95HiATmGke

— Wolv54b1🇩🇪 (Gary) (@wolv54b1) September 24, 2017

This veteran supports those that #TakeAKnee. That draft dodging POTUS doesn't speak for me.#VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/PDWXSPJhTe

— There's Something about Marcy (@marcybelle424) September 24, 2017

Just to be perfectly clear: I’m veteran 20+ yrs. and counting. I say #TakeaKnee and #TakeTheKnee. You’re not in charge, random white man. https://t.co/n8ngnHfNCW

— Robert People (@PeoplesCourt79) September 24, 2017

I am a white combat vet and currently a police officer I am taking the knee with you. #TakeTheKnee

— Brandon Neely (@BrandonTXNeely) September 24, 2017