Firefighter Suspended For Flying Confederate Flag At Parade
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A Minnesota firefighter flew a Confederate flag in a parade Friday and was suspended.
Brian Nielsen, a southern Minnesota volunteer firefighter, is suspended after flying a Confederate flag from the back of a Hartland Fire Department truck during Albert Lea’s Third of July Parade.
Nielsen is also an EMS with the department, whose chief suspended him on Sunday.
He said the chief is upset about all the negative attention the town is getting, and if the department asks him to resign, he’ll do it.
“I will out of respect for them, yes I will,” he said. “I’m sorry I hurt my city and hurt the fire department.”
Brian Nielsen, a southern Minnesota volunteer firefighter, is suspended after flying a Confederate flag from the back of a Hartland Fire Department truck during Albert Lea’s Third of July Parade.
Nielsen is also an EMS with the department, whose chief suspended him on Sunday.
He said the chief is upset about all the negative attention the town is getting, and if the department asks him to resign, he’ll do it.
“I will out of respect for them, yes I will,” he said. “I’m sorry I hurt my city and hurt the fire department.”
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