Largest Free-Flying American Flag Torn To Shreds By Storm

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A massive American flag - reputedly the largest of its kind ― was torn to shreds by a storm in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on Tuesday:

Acuity Insurance, which owns the flag, said the 400-foot pole is 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty and the 340-pound flag that flies from it measures 70-by-140 feet, making it the largest free-flying American flag in the world. The flag was ripped in half after 60 to 70 mph winds pushed through SE WI Tuesday night.

▲ Largest free-flying American flag was torn by storm

Acuity said it removed the tattered flag and has others ready to replace it.  

“We are very proud to host the largest symbol of freedom, as well as a veterans memorial,” Acuity said in a statement on social media. 

But with the nation rocked by more than a week of protests and civil unrest in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic that’s claimed more than 100,000 American lives, many saw symbolism in the battered image of Old Glory.

"The ginormous flag in Sheboygan is ripped in half. Acuity calls this the largest display of freedom in the world. It’s split, like we all are right now. Appropriate. " Andy Tarnoff wrote on Twitter.

"The iconic Acuity Insurance flag in Sheboygan - the largest free-flying American flag in the country - has been torn in half after tonight's storms. Symbolic for what this country is going through right now." Wrote Monica Hill.

Considering that nature is connected with our lives, it might be a nature's call for people to unite and stand together, as the old wisdom taught us:

"Together we are stronger, our voices louder, and the synergy of our actions more powerful."

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