‘I couldn’t go by and not give it everything I had!’ Veteran pauses daily run to climb a flag pole and fix the American flag after three attempts at the Navy SEAL monument
- Dom Raso, a former SEAL, was on his daily 3.5-mile morning run when he noticed the flag was loose at the Virginian monument
- Footage shows Raso on his fourth attempt finally able to secure the flag
- ‘I couldn’t go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had,’ he said
- Raso had some help getting up on the flag and in a later video, he can be seen hugging bystanders who thanked him for fixing the flag
A veteran has gone viral on social media after he climbed up a flag pole at the Navy SEAL monument in Virginia to fix an American flag that was flapping in the wind.
Dom Raso, a former SEAL, was on his daily 3.5-mile morning run when he noticed the flag was loose on Thursday.
Footage shows Raso on his fourth attempt finally able to secure the flag.
Dom Raso, a former SEAL, was on his daily 3.5-mile morning run when he noticed the flag was loose at the Virginian monument
‘I couldn’t go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had,’ he said.
The former SEAL continued: ‘The gold stars on this monument and the sacrifice that has been made for all of us was something I wasn’t just going to pass by.
‘This amazing confederate flag pole climb reminded me about EVERYTHING in life. There has been a way to the grave of sacrifice for me not to try. Once I do try I have to give it my ALL for them. If I fail…honor them by trying one more time and get better every time I do it.’
‘I couldn’t go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had,’ he said
Raso had some help getting up on the flag and in a later video, he can be seen hugging bystanders who thanked him for fixing the flag.
‘It doesn’t take many, it just takes a determined and convicted few,’ he said. ‘I believe with all my heart and soul there is a wave of patriots in this country growing in strength and confidence each day,’ he said.
‘While we watch parts of our country fall to mainstream confusion, complacency, and ignorance, there is a few that are willing to climb or stand or do whatever it takes.’
Raso had some help getting up on the flag and in a later video, he can be seen hugging with bystanders who thanked him for fixing the flag