Posted on 02/12/2019 9:17:16 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
A photo of two young boys who stopped to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in front of a North Carolina firehouse has gone viral. Over the weekend, Roseboro Fire Department posted an image of the boys with their hands over their hearts as the flag was raised.
The department said in a Facebook post on Friday that their chaplain spotted the two boys, now identified as Thomas, 7, and Derrick, 6, paying respect to the flag in Roseboro, a small town near Raleigh.
"This afternoon as Chaplain Herring was raising the U.S. flag to full staff, he looked over to the intersection and saw these two young people standing there with hands on their heart saying the Pledge of Allegiance," the post read. "God bless our community."
The act of patriotism received an outpouring of support and pride in comments. Many commended the boys and how they were raised. The news eventually made its way to Derrick's mother, Ladii Ingram.
Ingram told CBS News that she was at work when she started receiving notifications about her son and nephew. She admitted to being initially worried, but then that turned into pure joy once she realized what the attention was for.
"I started crying," Ingram told CBS News. "It made my day." Ingram said she's "very proud" of them and both boys "can hold a conversation like they're 21 years old."
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Sampson County I believe, use to be one of the poorest counties in state.
My pleasure.
I love our Flag and am proud to display and salute it,
anywhere, anyday.
Looks like it's not near any large metropolitan area. Probably a good thing, seeing those two boys respecting the flag.
Roseboro neighbors Fayetteville Home of Ft Bragg
I would call it near Raleigh! It is less than 60 miles away and is located in Sampson County, which is adjacent to Wake County, the county in which Raleigh is located.
It's a great deal closer to Fayetteville. But the media is allergic to Fayetteville, because Army.
What city do they live in?
Methinks they misspelled the town name... shouldn’t it be ROLESBORO?
I think they mean Rolesboro, NE of Raleigh up US401/US1.
Roseboro.
Thanks!
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