Education
In 1953, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New New York
In 1953, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New New York
Walker served in World World War World War II
In 1984, after protesters burned an American flag during the Republican National Convention, Walker retrieved the leftover remains. He buried them in his backyard according to official military guidelines. Walker said, "I didn’t want somebody sweeping it up with a broom and putting it in an ashcan."
The flag burning incident eventually led to the 1989 United States Supreme Court decision of Texas v.
Johnson which upheld flag burning as a freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution by a narrow 5-4 decision.
He later served in of Korea and was a member of the Army Corps of Engineers.
