A group of local veterans took action Sunday night after finding the American flag at Memorial Park damaged and dangling in the mud.

Viewer Terry Kempf sent us this picture of how the flag looked earlier Sunday, barely hanging on at the bottom of the pole.

The veterans removed the flag. It's unclear if the flag was damaged by vandals or by Mother Nature. "When we got here and looked at it, we're hopeful that it was the result of all the wind and the hard rain we've had the last couple of days,” said U.S. Navy veteran Robert Swanson.

The vets said they'll hand over the flag to the Parks Department Monday morning.