Legacy MattersUS Army Pfc Timothy Hines Jr died from injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Bagdad. He was buried with full military honors, leaving behind leaving behind a two year old daughter and a pregnant widow.
Less than 24 hours later, vandals torched the American flags that lined the lawn of his in-laws, after heaping them in a pile under a car parked in front of the home.
"What happened to this family is a tragedy; what occurred (Saturday) morning is despicable," Fairfield Police Chief Mike Dickey said in a prepared statement.
The 20 flags burned were replaced with more than 200 flags from family, friends and neighbors by Saturday afternoon.
Posted by Jill Fallon at July 24, 2005 6:39 PM | Permalink