▁Fre edom ▁Flag ▁Act . ▁This ▁act ▁am ended ▁Florida ▁law ▁to ▁require ▁that ▁every ▁class room ▁in ▁any ▁public ▁K - 2 0 ▁educational ▁institution ▁must ▁display ▁the ▁American ▁flag ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁The ▁flag ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁properly ▁displayed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁United ▁States ▁Code . ▁The ▁law ▁mand ated ▁that ▁the ▁required ▁flags ▁be ▁displayed ▁in ▁each ▁class room ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Baker ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁th ir teen - member ▁team ▁of ▁Florida ▁Army ▁National ▁Gu ards men ▁sent ▁to ▁train ▁soldiers ▁from ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁satellite ▁countries . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁military ▁career , ▁Baker ▁graduated ▁from ▁numerous ▁military ▁courses ▁and ▁schools , ▁including ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Jung le ▁Operation ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Path find er ▁School . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁serving ▁over ▁thirty - one ▁years ▁and ▁att aining ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁First ▁Serge ant . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁record ▁ 8 3 ▁inc umb ent ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁due ▁to ▁term - limits ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁Constitution ▁by ▁ 7 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vot ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁this ▁group ▁was ▁Represent ative ▁Stan