the bridge. they're happy to see it. truckers are beeping the horn. especially in tough times with afghanistan and the isis and everything going overseas. we're proud of america. proud to fly the flag and the people appreciate it. >> reporter: only once in the 67 year history of the hanging of the flag did it fly for more than just one day. >> we flew it for 30 days after 9/11 to let everybody know all the volunteers and workers going down to ground zero, we took one of our old flags, repaired it, took it to ground zero and hung it on a school to let everybody know we're here and this country's strong. >> reporter: and from high above the bridge connecting new york and new jersey, over hudson river, the resolve of these men remains. >> when 9/11 happened, we wanted to put the flag out right away