A high school student in St. Leon, Indiana, received a red, white, and blue upgrade to his pickup truck weeks after school administrators told him to stop flying an American flag. (WXIX/Gray News)
This from kktv.com.
Cameron Blasek, a senior at East Central High School, had flown an American flag from his pickup truck the entire school year.
But earlier this month, he was told by the school the flag broke the rules and had to be taken down.
Blasek refused to remove the flag and told the school that he was not breaking any rules with school administrators backing down the following day.
This week, a Cincinnati-area graphics company also showed its support for Blasek by making a new American flag custom wrap for his pickup truck.
GCI Digital Imaging applied the wrap to his truck for free.
Owner TJ Bedacht said:
We did it because we are proud Americans that believe that Cameron did exactly what needs to be done…
…stand up for our freedoms.
He said:
I’m pretty happy that now I get to pull up to school in this thing, and I am happy to show off this American pride.
Take that! 🇺🇸 UPDATE!
Earlier this month, Cameron Blasek, a senior at East Central High School, was called to the principals office and told to remove his American Flag from his truck. He said no! Other students hoisted flags on their vehicles in a show of support. The principal… pic.twitter.com/UG4DhwPJ3I— Tricia Macke (@FOX19Tricia) March 19, 2024
Blasek said he initially put the U.S. flag on the back of his truck because “the flag itself represents this country, this beautiful country that we live in.”
He added:
It also represents the people who fought their lives for it. And I think that’s a really hard thing to talk about, but I think it’s a big thing.
GCI Digital Imaging owner TJ Bedacht said he found out about Blasek’s story on social media.
The company decided to donate a complete wrapping of the 17-year-old’s truck with the American flag.
Bedacht also said:
We need more young guys to do what Cameron did.
Further:
We want more people to be good citizens. Pay it forward. God Bless America.