Man Spots Something Weird On Roadside, Heart Drops When He Gets Closer

A trucker was driving in Omaha, Nebraska, when he spotted something on the side of the road. As he got closer, he realized it was an American flag and immediately knew what he had to do.

Jake Gridley was driving along I-80 in Nebraska when he spotted an American flag balled up on the side of the road, according to Mad World News. While all of the other drivers passed by the flag, Gridley decided he needed to take action.

The trucker pulled over to pick up the flag and decided that rather than letting it be tossed aside like a piece of trash, he was going to display it proudly. He hung the flag on the side of his truck.

Gridley wrote about the incident in a post on his Facebook page:

Today I was driving west on I-80. when just west of Omaha about mm 445 I seen this American flag on the side of the interstate, sitting in the grass all balled up like a piece of trash with everyone just passing it by. To me it was like a man down, and you don’t leave a man behind.

I quickly turned this truck around and it became a search and rescue. I was gonna rescue that flag from the disrespect of laying on the ground. Because what I seen was a representation of our country, the men and women who sacrificed their lives past, present, and future to protect it and ensure we have the right to Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

When I finally got the flag I instantly thought of my wife, kids, and grandkids, and all the opportunities we’ve had, the choices we’ve made good or bad, but we had the freedom to choose our own adventure. I’m not rich, far from it, but it is what it is, and I am, what I am because I am an American. #‎savetheflag if you like this share it.. maybe we’ll find the story behind the flag in the grass in Omaha, NE.

Readers were touched by Gridley’s post and shared their thoughts on the Mad World News Facebook page.

“Thank you and God bless for saving our flag and proudly displaying it!” one reader commented. “It is so heartbreaking that there is so much disrespect towards our country and the military who fight to defend us!! You are to be commended. I am very proud to be an American and pray daily for all!!!”

“Thanks my friend, i’m a retired 20 yr vet U.S. Army!!!!!” another user wrote. “And as I walk out my door each morning, I say hi to old Glory flying high in my yard thank you again may God bless you and our country”

Sources: Mad World News, Mad World News/Facebook / Featured Image: Pixabay / Embedded Image: WOWT, Jake Gridley via American Trucker