A Canadian flag taken from the Hamilton home of a fallen soldier's mother was returned in the middle of the night.

Bev McCraw said when she stepped onto her front porch on West 4th Street Wednesday morning, the flag and pole were set back in the bracket.

McCraw then tightened the flag properly herself.

"It's a relief that the flag was put back and that they had the conscience and courage to return it," she said.

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McCraw said the flag and its pole went missing from her porch on Saturday night.

When she saw it returned Wednesday, she said the flag and pole had no visible damage.

McCraw hopes the ordeal will set an example.

"They just don't know what those things mean to the individual," McCraw said.

Her son, Sergeant Shawn Eades, was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 2008 by a roadside bomb after serving in the military for 15 years.

McCraw said her son would be proud that the person had enough courage to return the flag to his mother.

With Nov. 11 approaching, McCraw hopes this will shed light on the situation and remind people that the flag, "represents the pride of Canada and it should be dealt with respect after so many people have died for it."