Woman, 73, Breaks American Flag Pole Fighting Off Intruder–So Police Buy Her a New One

Woman, 73, Breaks American Flag Pole Fighting Off Intruder–So Police Buy Her a New One
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Utah police have rallied behind an elderly local after she and her family were attacked in their own home. When an intruder broke into her property, 73-year-old Lejune Timmerman grabbed her American flag and fought back using the flagpole, with Old Glory still attached.

The flagstaff was broken in the midst of the melee.