{"id":8427,"date":"2026-05-06T04:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:37:23","slug":"indiana-firefighter-duo-return-lost-american-flag-to-strangers-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8427","title":{"rendered":"Indiana firefighter duo return lost American flag to stranger&#8217;s home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A pair of Indiana firefighters were hailed for their quiet act of patriotism when they returned an American flag that was blown off a man\u2019s porch.<\/p>\n<p>Cody MacLeod and Bryan Haskel, two firefighters with the South Bend Fire Department, stopped during a cruise through a quaint neighborhood when they spotted an American flag that was torn off its pole, according to WSMV 4.<\/p>\n<p>The duo retrieved the flag and took extra care arranging it in a traditional military-style fold. They laid it on the porch near its pole, which snapped in unseasonably high winds, and continued on with their shift without giving their act much thought.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Two firefighters in Indiana returned an American flag they found on the road. <span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Homeowner Tyler Gillean was at the airport when his Ring camera sensed activity on his front porch. He checked the live feed through the app and watched in awe as MacLeod and Haskel diligently returned his flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow they cared for it, set it here so delicately, is just amazing. That\u2019s the type of people we have serving the South Bend fire department,\u201d Gillean told NBC News.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MacLeod and Haskel, who both hail from military families, didn\u2019t think much of their minutes-long diversion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Homeowner Tyler Gillean praised the firefighters for their act of kindness. <span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gillean was particularly touched by how \u201cdelicately\u201d the firefighters displayed the flag. <span class=\"credit\">NBC News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe just have a lot of patriotism and that flag means a lot,\u201d MacLeod told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we could figure out where it belongs, I mean, why not just put it back?\u201d Haskel added.<\/p>\n<p>They both chalked up the overwhelming response to their good deed as just another instance of America \u201ccoming together and being united.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all the stuff going on in the world right now, it doesn\u2019t hurt to help a neighbor,\u201d MacLeod said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing a small act of kindness or doing something good for somebody, whether anybody\u2019s watching or not, if everybody did that, the world would be a much better place,\u201d Haskel said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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