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Old 04-26-2016, 11:36 AM
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Default 40 years ago Rick Monday saved this flag from burning at Dodger Stadium

He's turned down an offer of $1mm for it, instead traveling around the country with it helping to raise funds for soldiers and their families.

"What I did that afternoon, I just spoke for the people that I know in this country that love this country and didn't like what those people were trying to do," Monday said. "To me, it was a slap in the face to anyone that has ever put on a military uniform, and to their families."

Did he think about what to do that day, or did he just act out of instinct?

"You don't have to think about something if it's right and wrong," he said.



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Thanks for posting Skip. We are a baseball family. My son Brandon, who is 12, eats and sleeps baseball. We play twice weekly, and practice every day. I coach on different levels each season, not for me, but for Brandon. It's a tough schedule, with work, church, etc, but it's worth it. We watch baseball YouTube videos a lot together, and we consider this one of the great ones. Truly inspiring for Americans of all ages!
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Thanks for posting Skip. We are a baseball family. My son Brandon, who is 12, eats and sleeps baseball. We play twice weekly, and practice every day. I coach on different levels each season, not for me, but for Brandon. It's a tough schedule, with work, church, etc, but it's worth it. We watch baseball YouTube videos a lot together, and we consider this one of the great ones. Truly inspiring for Americans of all ages!
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Pretty cool did not know about that!
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That picture of him running with a unfurled flag is awesome!

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