White House: Sorry We Turned Away War Hero's Family Over Shorts 8.07K Hamilton Nolan 09/30/10 04:56PM Filed to: Dress Codes Dress Codes White House Mistakes Military shorts Was that wrong? tweet Fb Last Saturday, a White House Staffer canceled a White House tour for recently deceased Medal of Honor winner Vernon Baker's family when his 10-year-old grandson showed up wearing "shorts and a T-shirt bearing a picture" of Baker. They're sorry. [AP]