An artist has donated a lovingly crafted American flag sculpture in memory of the 2020 Easter tornado in Jones County, Mississippi. The tribute pays homage to the lives lost and the heroes who stepped up to help during the crisis. Artist Jason Saulpaw presented his handiwork in an April 3 ceremony at the Laurel Veterans Memorial Museum. Local residents and representatives attended, honoring efforts to restore their town after the April 12 storms last year. The 49-year-old works in retail management, but runs his passion project, The Patriot Art Company, sculpting flags off hours. Recalling the storms looming near his neighborhood and calls to evacuate, he told The Epoch Times, “I got out of my place … I thought I was going to a safer area. “But it turned out I put myself in the path of worse than I would have been if I just stayed home.” The artist watched the storm …