Six Flags apologizes to N.J. veteran denied entry over shirt

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One week after Six Flags Great Adventure security denied a New Jersey veteran admission to the theme park because of the t-shirt he was wearing, Six Flags officially apologized to the veteran.

Mario Alejandro, a 33-year-old father of three from Woodbridge and former coach of the Cardinal McCarrick High School football team, served four years as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps infantry. He was part of the initial invasion into Iraq in 2003 and said he is classified as disabled, due to the hearing loss and post-traumatic stress disorder he sustained from his military service.

Alejandro told NJ.com the incident at Six Flags Great Adventure happened on Aug. 9 while he was wearing a black shirt – which was Father's Day gift from his family - that had a red, white and blue gun and the words "Keep Calm and Return Fire" on the front and the logo and website for The Reconnaissance Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps to support Recon Marines and their families, on the back.

Alejandro said he was attempting to enter the park with his family when a security guard told him that he had to change his shirt or buy another one to put over it because it was "offensive."

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