Kirk Chugg stood in the bed of a pickup truck Sunday morning, more than 150 people he’d never met huddled around him in the pre-dawn cold.
A friend interrupted, whispering something in his ear, and the Ogden businessman shifted from logistics to sentiment as the group prepared to send a one-of-a-kind message to the family of a man he loved and those like him.
“Brent would want this flag flown for more than just him,” Chugg said, his voice cracking under the weight of what was lost in Afghanistan last Saturday when Maj. Brent Taylor was killed. “He was that kind of man. So we’re flying this for everybody who has ever served our country. Thank you for being here and honoring Brent and those who served our country.”
Kyle Fox from "Follow The Flag" joins Rod at 6:05 tonight to discuss this display of patriotism..
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