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MAYWOOD, Ill. — A group of suburban firefighters who had been relieved of their duties for refusing to remove patriotic flags from their lockers and helmets were reinstated today.
Maywood Fire Chief Craig Bronaugh had issued a mandate for the removal of the images but Wednesday he said, “after review i made a decision to put department issued flags on every locker and in every locker room.”
To Jesus Aguire, an Army Staff Sgt with the National Guard who served two tours in Iraq, it’s more than just a sticker. “It feels wrong,” he said. “I was offended that they would want me to do something like that.”
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