Fireman Suspended For Flying The Confederate Flag From Truck On The 4th Of July When volunteer firefighter Brian Nielsen decided to add the Confederate flag to the back of his fire truck during the citys parade this year, he expected to incite controversy. But he did not know that his job would be on the line. The Hartland firefighter claims he was demonstrating against political correctness when he flew the flag in Fridays parade. Nielsen ended up getting a stronger reaction than he could have ever dreamed of. Many people in the city told WCCO they support Nielsen, who has been a volunteer fireman for the last 10 years in a city that only has 18. Other parade goers were insulted and offended by the gesture. The city decided to suspend Nielsen after hundreds of people saw an image on social media. What do you think of the citys decision? 