AMPLIFIED: Tattered flag replaced in Henderson after eighth grader’s tip

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A tattered American flag flying on a hillside in Henderson has been replaced after an eighth grader alerted a news station to its condition.

The flag, located on a hill along Galleria Drive between the Tuscany and Cadence communities and Lake Las Vegas, had lost most of its red and white stripes. Only a couple of stripes remained clinging to the pole along with the blue field of stars.

“I’ve done tattered flag stories before, but this is the worst I’ve seen,” said reporter Joe Vigil…

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