Firefighters Help Plainfield Veteran Proudly Display the Stars and Stripes

When members of the Plainfield Fire Protection District saw that Army Spc. Frank Pierson had a broken flag pole, they took action.

When members of the Plainfield Fire Protection District learned that an injured Plainfield veteran was receiving a customized vehicle — thanks to a fundraiser coordinated by the Associated Firefighters of Illinois and Local 2 of the Chicago Firefighters Union — they wanted to help out. On Veterans Day, firefighters showed up at Army Spc. Frank Pierson’s home in the Creekside Crossing neighborhood to give him a lift to Soldier Field, where he and Army Ranger Sgt. Tory Honda would be presented with their new wheels. Pierson, who lost both his legs while serving in Iraq, received a customized vehicle that he can drive using just his hands. But there was a problem. “When we picked him up, we noticed his flag pole was broken,” Deputy Fire Chief…

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