A police officer from Arkansas, Texas, saved the American flag from the fury of Hurricane Harvey on Friday, Aug. 25.
The photograph quickly went viral with dozens of people praising the brave officer’s actions.
Officer Jack McCarty ran into the storm to rescue the flag from the hurricane that was hours from landfall.
McCarty can be seen holding the flag just before he brought it down to safety.
“While some dishonor and desecrate her, APPD Ofc. Jack McCarty will stop at nothing to honor and save her,” the Aransas Pass Police Department wrote on its Facebook page, adding the hashtags for God Bless America and Hurricane Harvey.
Aransas Pass Police Department
