Thursday, June 16, 2011

Vietnam vet's flags to fly again

Vietnam vet's flags to fly again
4:29 AM, Jun 16, 2011

Written by
Dave Delozier

DENVER - Jim Carlson will remember Flag Day for the pain and anger he felt when his American and POW/MIA flags were stolen. He'll remember the next day for the overwhelming support he got from a community.

"It says veterans all stand together and when we see one of our brothers that is in a bad situation or hurting - everyone is coming," Patrick Valdez, president of Rolling Thunder Colorado, said.

Carlson is a Vietnam War veteran who flew the American and POW/MIA flag from a 20-foot flagpole in his front yard for the last 15 years. In the early morning hours of Flag Day, someone cut the rope on the flagpole and stole both flags.
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Vietnam vet's flags to fly again

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