The flag is stitched on their uniforms ... Johnson said the handful of firefighters making a fuss over the stickers were trying to gain sympathy from the public during contract negotiations ...

Firefighters in the village of Maywood say they were sent home for refusing to take American flag decals off their equipment. The firefighters were relieved of their duties because of a dispute ...

(CBS)-- Four Maywood firefighters have been relieved of duty for the day, and more could be disciplined Wednesday, for refusing to remove American flag decals from their helmets and lockers.

who as well as being a Maywood firefighter had served in Vietnam. 'If someone has a problem with a Marine Corp decal, you take this to heart. Flag is attached to our uniform," Flowers Jr said.

One of the decals was that of an American flag. Firefighters said the decal went up after a new flag was purchased to replace an old, tattered one in the firehouse. "There was never an issue of ...

But on the eve of the 9-11 anniversary, telling firefighters to remove their own American flag decals didn't sit very well. "I do feel offended. I do feel upset, and I do feel hurt," said ...

He says the request to remove the flag ... one firefighter to paint his entire helmet, what is to stop others from choosing designs of their own. LaCroix said small amounts of paint and stickers ...

They've set up a fundraiser to help him. Centre County Fire Wire and Allison Photo and Aerial Imaging are selling firefighter memorial flag decals. The decals are available in white or black for $5.

They also pointed out that each truck already carried flag decals and a flag patch is on firefighter uniforms, so the city is hardly opposed to the flag. But that's not the way it came across ...

Firefighters at Ladder Company 11 in Manhattan proudly display “red line” flag honoring deceased 9/11 heroes. X @DC_Draino He called it a “fascist symbol” and demanded to know why it was ...