"I can't wait to touch it," Scoppo, 60, told The Associated Press by telephone, her voice cracking through tears. On the other hand, it's an American flag, and it should have been held in the highest regard, just for that purpose." "I don't have any malice in my heart," Scoppo said, preferring that the teenager be held accountable. Cathy Scoppo's heart sank the moment she noticed the U.S. flag that had draped the casket of her World War II veteran father had gone missing while on display at the upstate New York campground she manages. "Yes, I understand he probably didn't know what the flag meant to my family.

Source: ABC News July 04, 2016 18:12 UTC