American flag that had been on WWII vets coffin saved from burning home. Family is grateful to Colorado Springs firefighters.

Dennis Hall and his family stopped by Station 8 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to say thanks to a firefighter. But KOAA-TV reports the firefighter didn’t want credit because firefighting is a team effort. Even though their house was severely damaged by a fire Hall was grateful that the flag from his father’s coffin was saved. Here’s more: 

“They knew what it was and wanted to save it from the fire,” says homeowner Dennis Hall, “while the fire was still going on they brought it out to me.”

A firefighter spotted and saved an irreplaceable item in the midst of smoke and flames. It is an American flag from the coffin of the Hall’s father who was an infantryman in World War II. “He brought it out in his arms… and he told me I wanted to make sure the flag was saved.”