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A Marine Vet Noticed the Flag in Disrepair. He Asked NYC to Fix It Then Something Shameful Happened.
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3:03Now PlayingRaymond Rivera, a Marine Corp veteran who lives in New York City, noticed late last year that the American flag flying on public property outside his apartment complex was in a state of sorry disrepair, so he decided to do something about it. (VideoJosiah Ryan )
"It was torn to shreds," Rivera told TheBlaze."The stars were on the side... it was torn and it was flying in a way it shouldn't fly."
Rivera says he first tried to contact New York City, but nothing happened so he next turned to the press, reaching out to award-winning DNAInfo reporter Murray Weiss.
The city replaced the flag due to the impending article, says Rivera, but when he walked outside to review the new flag he was stunned to see city workers had hung it upside down.
"Before the article went out they put the flag up and I was happy," said Rivera. "As I go closer it was placed upside down and its not supposed to fly upside down.
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