Firefighter Suspended For Flying The Confederate Flag
Political correctness has officially run amok...
(WCCO) A small-town Minnesota firefighter has stirred up a firestorm by flying the Confederate flag at an Independence Day parade.
Brian Nielsen is a volunteer firefighter in the town of Hartland. He said he was demonstrating against political correctness when he flew the flag at Friday’s parade in Albert Lea. But as Nina Moini reports, he got a stronger reaction than he ever expected.
He’s used to putting out fires, not starting them.
"I take full responsibility for what I did," Nielsen said.
Volunteer firefighter Brian Nielsen says he didn’t mean to offend anyone when he attached a Confederate flag onto a city of Hartland fire truck during this past Friday’s parade in nearby Albert Lea...
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(WCCO) A small-town Minnesota firefighter has stirred up a firestorm by flying the Confederate flag at an Independence Day parade.
Brian Nielsen is a volunteer firefighter in the town of Hartland. He said he was demonstrating against political correctness when he flew the flag at Friday’s parade in Albert Lea. But as Nina Moini reports, he got a stronger reaction than he ever expected.
He’s used to putting out fires, not starting them.
"I take full responsibility for what I did," Nielsen said.
Volunteer firefighter Brian Nielsen says he didn’t mean to offend anyone when he attached a Confederate flag onto a city of Hartland fire truck during this past Friday’s parade in nearby Albert Lea...
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