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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nMatt Uhrin, a FedEx driver in Iowa City, was honored by the American Legion for rescuing a flag from protesters last month, according to The Gazette<\/a>;<\/p>\n Matt Uhrin of Cedar Rapids, was given a membership to the post in Marion. He also received a certificate of appreciation from the national Legion headquarters. during a Sunday ceremony in Des Moines. <\/p>\n The awards follow Urhin\u2019s action on Jan. 26 when demonstrators were attempting to burn American flags on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City. <\/p>\n Uhrin, wearing his FedEx uniform, used a fire extinguisher on the flames and took away one of the flags. The action was captured in a video by the Iowa City Press-Citizen, which went viral.<\/p>\n Uhrin, who served with the Army in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011, said he spotted the protesters while making deliveries. When he realized what was happening, he said he \u201cjust couldn\u2019t let it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy mind went back to having to load one of our sister company\u2019s soldiers to an aircraft going home for his final flight. He was killed by a sniper,\u201d Uhrin said. <\/p>\n \u201cI flashed back to it, and I remember seeing his coffin on the cargo flight going home,\u201d he said. \u201cTo me, it wasn\u2019t just a flag. It was that flag. It was his memory being disgraced, and I couldn\u2019t let it happen. It just wasn\u2019t going to happen while I was there.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n