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NY Daily News: B'klyn's banner spirit strong despite vandals

Stung by a string of flag-burnings, Brooklyn's Marine Park is fighting back by flying Old Glory bigger and prouder than ever this Independence Day.

"You have to stand up for America," said Regina Coyle, 55, whose firefighter son, James Coyle, was killed on 9/11. "For every one that goes down, there should be five that go up to replace it."

The trouble started last month when heartless vandals torched at least eight flags flying from houses in the neighborhood, including Coyle's.
Yesterday, Coyle and her neighbors were leaving no questions about where they stand when it comes to the Stars and Stripes.

American flags flew from almost every house - some had two and three. Fire hydrants were painted red, white and blue, and miniature flags fluttered from cars and bicycles.

"There's a lot of old-timers here," said Elizabeth McManus, 46. "It's a lot of old-fashioned people who believe in what the flag stands for."

"This neighborhood always has flags," said Joe Trimboli, 54, a fifth-grade teacher. "And it doesn't have to be a holiday, either."

Cops are still hunting for the banner-burning thugs, and Coyle has been inundated with offers of support - and new flags - from politicians and strangers.

"If someone has the nerve to burn it and destroy it," she said, "I'm putting it right back up again."