Brooke Murrell A Person of Interest. A United States Ranger Who is A Tyrant?
By Gregory Kielma
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Brooke Merrell, a Disgrace to The United States?
Gregg Kielma
Alaskan Senator Dan Sullivan penned a furious letter to National Park Service Director Charles Sams III on May 24, requesting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the flag.
Sullivan claimed crews had been ordered to remove a 3 x 5 American flag from a construction vehicle at mile 45 of Denali Park Road near the Pretty Rocks Landslide.
The allegations were first published by the Alaska Watchman, a far-right Judeo-Christian outlet. The publication claimed it spoke with a contractor who said a park official ordered workers to take the flag down.
'It is absurd and defies all logic that a federal contractor, working on a project which is funded by American taxpayers, in a National Park - the week before Memorial Day - is prohibited from flying the American flag,' Sullivan wrote.
The U.S. flag is flown at several stations inside the park, as well as at the visitors' center.
Sullivan requested that the NPS 'immediately investigate this incident' and 'outline what concrete steps - be they increased training, clearer guidelines, updating policies - the NPS will take to ensure an incident like this does not happen again in American national parks.'
The contractor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, directed blame at Denali National Park Superintendent Brooke Merrell,alleging she notified the man overseeing the project of 'complaints' about the flag.
He claimed Merrell instructed workers to remove it, as it 'isn't conducive' and 'doesn't fit the park experience'.
According to the contractor, the flag was displayed without incident for weeks, with the order coming only after tour buses began passing through the area.
Due to the unverified accusations, Merrell - the first woman to serve as superintendent in the park's century-long history - found herself the target of vitriol.
Critics flocked to a congratulatory Facebook post announcing her promotion in 2022, accusing her of being 'anti-American' and a 'communist.'
The hatred veered into calls for violence, including one comment reading, 'I hope this leftist POS gets mauled by a grizzly bear.