Posted on 10/03/2007 3:00:52 PM PDT by kellynla
After hearing a Reno bar was flying a Mexican flag above a U.S. flag, an angered U.S. Army veteran took matters into his own hands, drove to the site and cut down the banners in front of a stunned group of Hispanic patrons.
Reno television station KRNV, which was there to document Jim Broussard's act of defiance, noted the U.S. code prohibits raising the flag of any other nations above Old Glory.
Broussard pulled up in his truck to the Cantina El Jaripeo near downtown Reno yesterday, cut the rope that anchored the flags and pulled them down from a makeshift flagpole.
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He left the Mexican flag on the ground and, with the U.S. flag in hand, turned to the KRNV cameraman:
U.S. military vet, with U.S. flag in hand, displays knife he used to cut it down
"I'm Jim Broussard," he said, "and I took this flag down in honor of my country with … a knife from the United States Army. I'm a veteran, I'm not going to see this done to my country. If they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us. But I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They're not going to get it back."
The KRNV footage shows a Hispanic man, possibly the bar owner, picking up the Mexican flag after Broussard briskly walks past him down the street to his truck.
Later, Broussard, told nationally syndicated talk-radio host Mike Gallagher he took action after hearing on a local talk station that the flags had been flying all day.
U.S. military veteran cuts American flag from rope after it was flown below a Mexican flag
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May that be the knife stroke heard round the world!
It just occurred to me how lucky he was that the news camera was there.
He could have had 10-illegal aliens accusing him of death threats with a knife and the federal processors coming with civil rights charges.
Always take a camera with you!
ping
If my fellow vet needs any help with his bail, I’m here!
BRAVO ZULU
WOO HOO!!
Way to go, Mr. Broussard!!!
I meant federal prosecutors, or course.
My spell checker tricked me.
YEEE HA!! WOO HOO!! Way to go, Mr. Broussard!!!Ditto's great job Mr Broussard!!
bttt
Good on Jim!
I mis-ID’ed Mr. Broussard as “Bronson” last night, due to a bad audio.
What an inspiration.
Same ditto’s from me! I saw it on tv, our troops and men like Mr. Broussard make me proud to be an American!
This guy will be on KTRH am740 here in Houston in a few minutes
This man is a true American but will likely be charged with a federal hate crime if the Bush bot feds have thier way. Meanwhile, nothing will be done to the Reno McDonald’s franchise owner, Luther Mack, after ICE found illegal aliens working in shop last Thursday.
This guy needs to replace Reid!
“This man is a true American but will likely be charged with a federal hate crime if the Bush bot feds have thier way?”
If Jorge Bush wants to bend over and kiss what legacy he has left then go ahead, make my day!
You won’t be able to count all the lawyers who will want to represent this patriotic veteran at trial...PRO BONO!
jimmy for president.....send that man CEEEEE GAR
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