15-05-2025
Incredible way hardworking Amazon delivery driver takes moment to honor the American flag
A hardworking Amazon delivery driver was captured on camera taking a moment to honor the American flag.
Mike Jacobson was at his job at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Tuesday when he got an alert on his phone that someone was at his front porch.
When he checked to see who it was, Jacobson was stunned to find that it was a delivery driver taking time out of her day to unravel the American flag on his porch in Mountain Green that got caught up in the wind.
Jacobson, who watched on with his co-worker, told Fox13: 'She was finishing up her photo - and she looks up at the flag - and we just saw her unwinding it from the flag pole.
'And [my co-worker] and I were both... that is really cool - look at her taking the time to do that,' the proud homeowner said.
He decided to share the video so the employee, Mikayla Blakey, could be properly recognized by her bosses for her incredible gesture.
But, according to Blakey, this is not the first time she's fixed a flag, and will most likely won't be her last.
'I was raised to always be aware of every flag that you see, and if it is twisted or something is wrong with it, you fix it,' Blakey, the daughter of a retired Army Sgt. First Class, told the outlet.
'And if you cannot, you retire it because it's a symbol to our country,' she continued.
Not only did her father serve, but Blakey, who referred to herself as a military brat, as she has several family members who have served in the Armed Forces.
Jacobson quickly realized Blakey wasn't just a valuable employee, but she was also a dedicated citizen.
'I thought, man, not only is she dedicated to her job, but dedicated to her country in order to make just a little small gesture.
'And these little small gestures to me that are big, especially when you're doing them out of the public eye,' he said.
Blakey, who has only worked for the company for a little more than a month, said the moment should serve as a reminder that 'every day should be a Memorial Day.'
'Anytime I see a flag like that, I'll always fix it. It should be on everybody's mind to represent that flag and to know what it means.
'It's coming up soon. Every day should be a Memorial Day,' she added.
A similar moment took place in July 2019 when a veteran took it upon himself to climb a flagpole and fix an American Flag at the Navy SEAL monument in Virginia.
Dom Raso, a former SEAL, was on his daily 3.5-mile morning run when he noticed the flag was loose that day.
'I couldn't go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had,' he said.
Raso had some help getting up on the flag and in a later video, he was seen hugging bystanders who thanked him for fixing the flag.
