(Meredith) — The United States Marine Corps has officially banned public displays of the Confederate flag starting immediately.

According to a <a title=”https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1269075089078784001/photo/1″ href=”https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1269075089078784001/photo/1″ rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank” data-auth=”NotApplicable”>statement </a>released by the Marine Corps, “depictions of the Confederate battle flag unauthorized in public and work spaces aboard an installation … The