A Tempe man knows the importance of the American flag. He fought in Afghanistan and proudly flies one outside his home.
However, a video reveals that someone had tried to burn his flag last week.
Adam Douglas last served in Afghanistan as a captain in 2019. He came back to his Tempe home for Memorial Day weekend, and his flag - gone.
"It really kind of gets to me," Douglas said.
The doorbell video taken last Wednesday gave proof to what happened. The video starts as a person is seen touching his flag, then walks over to pick up something that Douglas says appears to be a lighter.
"Trying to light it," Douglas said. "Several clicks trying to light. I could hear the clicks on the video…And they had it up to the flag trying to set the flag on fire."
The video ends. The flag was gone. Presumably stolen.