Assaulting the family of the fallen...

This is beyond appalling, and I am beyond angry...: Dead soldier's family victimized by vandals.

FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Vandals tore American flags out of the yard of a dead soldier's family the day after his funeral, then set a car on fire, authorities said.

Army Pfc. Tim Hines died July 14 of complications of injuries he suffered last month in a roadside bombing in Baghdad. His funeral was Friday.

On Saturday, someone pulled the flags out of the family's yard, stuffed them under a car in the driveway and set the whole thing on fire. Firefighters doused the blaze and no one was injured, but the car was destroyed.

No arrests had been made by early Tuesday. Authorities offered a $5,000 reward for tips.

Neighbors bought the family new flags. "I went by later that morning, Saturday morning, and there must have been 200 flags that had been brought in and reposted," Police Chief Mike Dickey said.

The car belonged to the sister-in-law of Hines.

UPDATE: Greg, of Rhymes With Right, reports two teenagers have been arrested. He also links to additional commentary from The Violence Worker, Instapundit, and NeoBabble.