Ryan Hamilton and Justin Watkins fold an old torn flag while Blain Faulk raises a new flag. One day David Russ was sitting in class and he noticed the American Flag was old and worn.

It was fraying at the end and the colors were faded.

Russ' friend, Judson Watkins began writing state and U.S. officials asking for a new flag. You could say Russ and Watkins are patriotic, or at least they like the American Flag.

But an East Texas businessman stepped up and gave the high school a new flag. Chris Green, of Woodmen of the World based in Jacksonville, donated a new American flag to the high school.

Editor's Note: This story is being republished because there were several errors in the original story. The Bullard Banner News apologizes to readers who were misinformed and to all involved in the story.