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Veteran's Flag Stolen: Family Seeks Justice for Hero

1/27/2026

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James White, an 85-year-old Vietnam veteran in California, had his porch flag stolen, symbolizing two decades of US Army service.
Security footage shows a white man in a vest and mask taking the flag and pole.
The family, including daughter Daisy Hernandez, filed a police report to locate the thief and recover the flag as White said, "I fought for that flag," while he battles stage 4 prostate cancer.

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James White, an 85-year-old Vietnam veteran in California, had his porch flag stolen, symbolizing two decades of US Army service.
Security footage shows a white man in a vest and mask taking the flag and pole.
The family, including daughter Daisy Hernandez, filed a police report to locate the thief and recover the flag as White said, "I fought for that flag," while he battles stage 4 prostate cancer.