Thefts not deterring general from flying flag

Thefts not deterring general from flying flag
By Seamus O’Connor - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 5:51:20 EST

A retired general living in Bedford, Texas, has been victimized by unknown perpetrators who have repeatedly stolen the American flag flying outside the general’s home.

Brig. Gen. Archie Mayes’ flag has been stolen, taken down and had its pole snapped nine times since last February. Sometimes the flag is found down the street or left in a neighborhood pickup truck’s bed; most recently, the flag and its metal pole were shoved through a window of Mayes’ home workshop.

Mayes, whose story was first reported by Fox News, put a security camera near the flag in October and caught some images of the bandits. The vandals’ faces are never seen, but the tapes show a woman and man, both in their teens or early 20s , according to Bedford Police Department spokesman Lt. Kirk Roberts.

“We have not identified any suspects off that video,” Roberts told Air Force Times.

Mayes, who served in World War II and Vietnam, has no idea who is behind the crimes, or why.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/airforce_mayes_flagtheives_080204w/