President Trump thanks Marysville officer who took time to pick up fallen American flag on July 4th

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — On the Fourth of July, a Marysville, Washington, police officer went out of his way to stop and pick up an American flag that was touching the ground.

Resident Ben Rieman wasn’t home but said he's extremely thankful for Officer Dave Negron’s respectful gesture.

Video, from Ben Rieman, was shared with KIRO 7 News.

Watch the video here or embedded below.

Marysville officer picks up fallen flag
On the Fourth of July, a Marysville, Washington, police officer went out of his way to stop and pick up an American flag that was touching the ground. Resident Ben Rieman wasn’t home but said he's extremely thankful for Officer Dave Negron’s respectful gesture. 👮🏻‍♂️🇺🇸❤️ This video comes from Ben Rieman.
Posted by KIRO 7 News on Thursday, July 5, 2018

On Sunday, President Trump thanked Officer Dave Negron for the gesture on his official instagram account:

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Beautiful — thank you to our GREAT law enforcement officers, for all you do, 24/7/365! #Repost @foxnews ・・・ When a Washington police officer saw an American flag dangling from the side of a home, he went out of his way to roll it up and put it in a safe place. #proudamerican🇺🇸

A post shared by President Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) on Jul 8, 2018 at 12:19pm PDT