Restaurant manager says he received backlash after raising Ukrainian flag
The manager of a Kentucky restaurant says he faced backlash after he hoisted a Ukrainian flag in support of his adoptive son.
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The manager of a Kentucky restaurant says he faced backlash after he hoisted a Ukrainian flag in support of his adoptive son.
When the Russian military attacked on Feb. 24, the general manager of a Colton's Steak House & Grill franchise felt helpless. The owner of the steakhouse, who'd helped Ben Ashlock raise money for the adoption of his 16-year-old son from Ukraine and paid for all three of the trips he took to Ukraine, sent the country's blue-and-yellow flag days later.
A Ukrainian flag in support of the war-afflicted country has brought a Bardstown restaurant under fire.
Ben Ashlock thought he'd settled things with a customer complaining about the Ukrainian flag atop the Kentucky steakhouse he manages.
Ben Ashlock put the flag up to show solidarity with the war-torn country. Then the hateful messages started coming...