{"id":1188736,"date":"2022-01-04T22:19:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T03:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1188736"},"modified":"2022-01-04T22:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T03:19:42","slug":"photos-firefighters-surprise-veteran-by-replacing-worn-u-s-flag-we-like-to-see-our-vets-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-firefighters-surprise-veteran-by-replacing-worn-u-s-flag-we-like-to-see-our-vets-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS&#8211; Firefighters Surprise Veteran by Replacing Worn U.S. Flag: &#039;We Like to See Our Vets Happy&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotos-firefighters-surprise-veteran-by-replacing-worn-u-s-flag-we-like-to-see-our-vets-happy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1188736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AP-Rich-Pedroncelli.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The moment James \u201cBig Jim\u201d Coleman\u2019s American flag got entangled on his flagpole when high winds swept through the area, he knew something had to be done.<\/p>\n<p>However, he did not dream he would get such a heartwarming response from the West Valley City firefighters, KUTV <a href=\"https:\/\/kutv.com\/news\/local\/west-valley-firefighters-surprise-73-year-old-veteran-by-replacing-his-worn-american-flag\">reported<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Seventy-three-year-old Coleman is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/vietnam-war\/vietnam-war-history\">Vietnam War<\/a> veteran and West Valley City, Utah, resident. He initially noticed his flag was torn and flying upside down on the flagpole last week.<\/p>\n<p>He tried to untangle it while standing on a ladder, but the flag was caught on the bald eagle figure at the top of the pole.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman contacted a flag company, which quoted him $200 to remedy the situation, but he declined the offer.&nbsp;He eventually called the West Valley City Fire Department for help.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI thought to myself, \u2018nah, they ain\u2019t gonna do it,&#8217;\u201d Coleman recalled during an interview with the outlet. \u201cThey\u2019re busy with important stuff like saving lives \u2013 they ain\u2019t got time to help an old-timer like me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It did not take long before Coleman heard a knock on his front door and saw a group of firefighters there to help save and retire the flag.<\/p>\n<p>There is a certain etiquette for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Feature-Stories\/Story\/article\/2206946\/how-to-properly-dispose-of-worn-out-us-flags\/\">disposing<\/a> of a flag in a dignified way, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy jaw was all the way on the floor,\u201d Coleman explained, adding, \u201cHere were these firefighters at my door saying, \u2018we\u2019re here to help you and your flag.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firefighters used their ladder platform from the fire truck to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KUTV2News\/posts\/10160141224694406\">untangle<\/a> his flag from the top of the pole, and Coleman said they folded his flag in military fashion, then gave it to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KUTV2News\/posts\/10160141224694406\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/39114729405\/posts\/10160141224694406\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>\u2018WE JUST LIKE TO SEE OUR VETS HAPPY\u2019: \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 When a Vietnam War veteran\u2019s flag was mangled by recent storms, West Valley City firefighters stepped up to get it replaced.DETAILS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FTNlrg<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/39114729405\">KUTV 2News<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/39114729405\/posts\/10160141224694406\/\">Monday, January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coleman thanked them and went back inside, but 30 minutes later, the firefighters returned with a flag they bought for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just elated and even started tearing up a bit,\u201d he said after they replaced his old one.&nbsp;\u201cA \u2018thank you\u2019 just doesn\u2019t seem enough to fit the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firefighters also refused reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told me, \u2018we just like to see our vets happy,&#8217;\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moment James \u201cBig Jim\u201d Coleman\u2019s American flag got entangled on his flagpole when high winds swept through the area, he knew something had to be done. 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