Firefighters Remove 'Thin Blue Line' After Complaint: Patch PM

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The union representing Hingham firefighters said a "thin blue line" American flag it placed on a fire apparatus as a tribute to slain Weymouth Sgt. Michael Chesna on the second anniversary of his death this week will be removed after it was determined to be a violation of town policy.

The Hingham Firefighters Local 2398 said a complaint about the flag was filed against the department.

"The flags were recently put on the apparatus leading up to the anniversary of the senseless murder of officer Michael Chesna in our neighboring community of Weymouth," the union said in a statement. "We continued to fly the flags after the anniversary in support of the law enforcement officers in our own community, as well as all law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day.

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