When the Smoke Cleared at NYC Flag Burning Event, One Veteran Remained — You Need to Hear Why

By News on the Net The Blaze —— Bio and Archives July 2, 2015

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A U.S. Army veteran attended Wednesday’s flag burning event in New York City to protest the desecration of the stars and stripes — and he vowed to stay until the very end to ensure “that at the end of the night there is a flag left standing.”

Mark Brummitt, who served for 13 years in the Army, told TheBlaze he would not leave until the smoke had cleared. “I will stay here until this is all over,” he said. “All throughout history flags have represented the battlefield. And it was around the flag that everybody came together. At the end of the battle, there was one flag left standing.” More...