The photo of Idaho boys folding the American flag becomes viral

A photo of three young boys folding an American flag in Hayden, Idaho, became very virulent, and many congratulated the boys for their efforts to protect the flag.

Amanda Reallan spotted the boys at Hayden Meadows Elementary School on Wednesday. What she saw forced her to take a picture. Two boys were holding the ends of an American flag together to fold it in half. The third boy was lying under the flag, so if it escaped the hands of his friends, it would not touch the ground.

Reallan shared the comforting photo on Facebook. "Wow, I just watched the most incredible act of patriotism!" the mom wrote. "I was waiting to pick up my kids at school when three boys took off the flag. They were struggling to make sure that he did not touch the ground when the third boy got up. is lying to honor the fact of not touching the ground! "

The picture of the young patriots protecting the sacred flag quickly became viral.

The boys are fifth graders, Naylan Tuttle, Jack LeBreck and Casey Dolan, reports KHQ. The three friends explained why they had taken care to fold the flag.

"It's the flag of our nation, it's the flag of our school, it's the way we represent our country," Mr. LeBreck said. "If you let it touch the ground, then you do not respect our country, that's what I heard."

The boys have a mentor who taught them the flag. Mac McCarty, the school goaltender, showed Grade 5 students how to fold and store it properly. "Mr. Mac", as the children call him, told KHQ that he was a veteran of the Air Force and that his father and grandfather were both in the army . He was happy that the boys took his lesson to heart.

"They were proud, they made the pride of their families, they made our school and our community and I am very proud of them and I am sure that their families are very proud of them" said McCarty.

"I think it would be very honorable for me, my father and my grandfather, they were in the service, in the army, so I probably think I would make them proud," said Naylan Tuttle.