FedEX is backing one of their drivers after he bravely retrieved Old Glory from a group of protesters attempting to torch the flag in Iowa.

The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows FedEX driver Matt Uhrin confronting a group of protesters on a pedestrian mall in Iowa City Thursday after using a fire extinguisher to save two flags from being burned.

https://youtu.be/auHcxTUOmuM

Iowa City Police Sgt. Scott Gaarde confirmed authorities arrested two protesters for violating Iowa City’s public burn ordinance, pointing out the arrests were not for burning the American flag.