With America's 250th birthday around the corner, Nichols, who is also the Vacaville Veterans Services Organization's vice chair, wanted to do something on Flag Day to help his community.
Nichols organized a day where 26 volunteers came together to replace American tattered and torn flags with brand new ones, including David and Sue Hornbrook's torn flag. They weren't home when the group went around to neighborhoods in the morning, so they contacted Nichols after volunteers left a note in case they wanted a new flag.
"It's just a great feeling as a veteran, and particularly people like this that, through their family, they have that public service, that patriotism that runs in their families," Nichols said. "To be able to do this for them, it's a good feeling to be out and give back and show our pride. And for people that are demonstrating their patriotism and pride by flying the flag, particularly in these times, it's a great feeling to be able to go out there and do that."
"I was passing out flags for the for the 250th anniversary, the torn down flags and worn out," Everett Ramsey said. "We get permission first, we take them down and replace it with the ones that we got, and then we put those on it. It made me feel generous and kind."
"There are lots of nice people that serve our country, like military, Air Force people that help our community today," Eli Ramsey said.
Lew Derfuss, an Air Force veteran and Team Amvets northern area commander, chose to volunteer and said, "It's a worthy cause on Flag Day, especially commemorating the 250th anniversary of this great country."
Jeff Mech, also an Air Force veteran, said he will go out of his way "to make sure this country is well represented."
"Having the freedom to do what we want to do is the big thing for me," Mech said.
U.S. Air Force veteran Steve hands out American flags with granddaughters Olivia and Bella Steve (Grandfather) and Phil (Father) of Olivia and Bella"It's just an honor, this representation of the service that we all have dedicated to this country," Nichols said.
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