Red-and-white flags line KC neighborhood to honor health care workers

Flag-lined KC neighborhood honors health care workers

YOU MUST REGISTER INADVANCE.IT IS AN UNUSUAL SIGHT INONE KANSAS CITYNEIGHBORHOOD -- REDCROSS FLAGS AND FLAGSOF SWITZERLAND LINE THESTREET.AND THEY HAVE BEENTHERE FOR WEEKS.IN A STORY YOU WILLONLY SEE HERE -- 4ACTION NEWS REPORTERARIEL ROTHFIELD FOUNDOUT WHY NEIGHBORSWERE COMPELLED TO PUTTHEM UP.TUCKED AWAY in theVOLKER NEIGHBORHOODOF KANSAS CITYWE CAME ACROSS A RAND WHITE FLAGDean Cox/ Started FlagI hope they can drive throughand see it.MOUNTED ON THE HOMEOF BRYAN MCQUEEN ANDDEAN COXDean Cox/ Started FlagIn the yard on the little stand,unless there was a breeze, itjust hung there.

But once youget it on the house it bringsmore attention to the flagAND IT'S NOT JUST HISOWN FLAGJessica Burton/ NeighbThey just came over one dayand just asked to put the flagsouIN THIS NEIGHBORHOODTHERE'S A FLAG ON EVERYSINGLE HOMECyndie Majher/ NeighborThere have been severalpeople who have asked ifSwitzerland has invaded.

Andactually I kind of thought thatmyself.NO, THIS IS NOT ANANNEXATIIT'S A SHOW SUPPORT FORTHOSE WORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK, DOWN THESTREETDean Cox/ Started FlagMy neighbor and I wetalking about how we couldcommemorate the firstresponders and what we coulddo for the wholeneighborhood.

He wanted todo red and white lights andthought that might just be alittle much for people to dragout their Christmas lightsINSTEAD, DEAN BOUGHT 26FLAGS.

SOME REDOTHERS WHITE.BUT BEFORE HE COULPASS THEM OUT HEEXPERIENCED A WAVE OFGRIEFDean Cox/ Started FlagHe was just about life.Dancing, going on boat ridesat the Lake of the Ozarks.Walking into any bar inKansas City and everybodyfelt like he was there to seethemDAN'S NEPHEW TREY WASIN A CAR ACCIDENT.

HEDIED AT THE HOSPITALEIGHT DAYS LATER.Dean Cox/ Started FlagWatching the nurses andoctors work tirelessly, hoursand hours on end, and notbeing able to visit him.

Werealized what it really meant.AND THAT'S WHEN THEFLAGS WENT UP.A WHITE ONE HANGS FROMTHE HOME OF CYNDMAJHERJessica Burton/ NeighborThere were just no questionsasked, really.

It was just likeabsolutely.WHILE A RED ONE DRAPSOVER JESSICA BURTON'SPORCHJessica Burton/ NeighborI've had four or five peopletellme they are going to buy themfor wherever they live andmaybe we will see the spreadA STRONG SHOW OFSOLIDARITYEVEN THE MAN WHOSTARTED IT ALL COUHAVE FULLY PICTUREDDean Cox/ Started FlagIt just speaks that we arewilling to come together forsomething that's reallyimportantREPORTING IN KANSACITY.AR