A disabled veteran of Wilbraham, Massachusetts came to the rescue on Memorial Day when a flagpole in front of a nursing home had been knocked down.
Former Army Specialist Darren Swallow, who served multiple deployments to Iraq, was notified by his girlfriend about the absence of the flagpole that might have been taken down by a storm or a plow truck.
As a result, Swallow stood at attention—in uniform—holding the American flag for a total of nine-hours in front of the nursing home. He apparently held an American flag from 3:30 in the morning until Monday afternoon—it even rained a bit.
However, Swallow wasn’t the only veteran that payed homage to his country on Monday.
A Marine veteran stood at attention and saluted for two hours on Monday at Wendover Avenue corridor with a sign that read “It’s Not Free.”
