BOSTON – A city worker in Boston is protesting the removal of American flags and other patriotic items from company vehicles, according to the Boston Globe. Charles Livingstone, a Vietnam War veteran, has been handing out fliers protesting the actions taken by his employer, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, back in May 2004. Livingstone has been a meter technician for 12 years at the commission. The veteran posted anti-commission fliers around the building, and was given a verbal and written warning. He has also passed out 40 to 50 fliers every morning to the State House, Sen. John F. Kerry's residence, City Hall, and police stations. Jeanne Richardson, a commission spokeswoman, said Livingstone had a flag on the antenna of his city vehicle. It was removed for safety reasons. Livingstone denied ever having a flag stuck to his antenna, but he said he had a red, white, and blue bumper sticker, a Prisoner of War sticker, and an American flag sticker on his city vehicle.