Families Upset After Cemetery Removes Veterans' Military Flag ...

A new management company has taken over the cemetery and is now enforcing rules to keep certain items off the stones.

Military funeral is on Wednesday, but we don't have a flag. What can ...

Funeral flag is size 5x7. There may be a fee. Also, reach out to your local VA National Cemetery. Other posters brought up great points about ...

Families of veterans upset after cemetery ignores Memorial Day flag ...

Families of veterans upset after cemetery ignores Memorial Day flag etiquette ... This is an archived article and the information in the article ...

Flag removal at cemetery did not violate county code - PhillyBurbs

A Middletown cemetery did not violate Pennsylvania regulations when its grounds keepers removed roughly three dozen veteran flag markers and other items from ...

Reaction to removal of flags from veterans' graves - The Jackson Sun

Selected responses to a Facebook post by The Jackson Sun about cemeteries asking the VFW to remove flags from veterans' graves two days after Memorial Day.

Veterans respond to flag removal and disposal at St. George Cemetery

“This is a disgrace to the flag,” Bowker said. “A lot of veterans are really upset about this.” Bowker said the flags are usually bagged ...

Sudden crackdown on Veterans Cemetery decoration upsets families

Cemetery officials cited state standards that prohibit "permanent plantings, flowers in vases, vigil lights, upright metal grave markers, flag ...

Widow outraged by removal of American flag from husband's grave

Flags are placed on graves by staff for Memorial Day and Veterans Day and then cleared after Flag day, which was three weeks ago. Pack claims ...

Lower Southampton cemetery under veterans' fire for missing markers

Plus, he said, the markers, which include a flag holder, were removed from gravesites earlier than allowed by the county. ... He said families are ...

How okay is it to raise and fly the American flag that was given to me ...

There is nothing illegal about flying a ceremonial funeral flag, but those flags are usually preserved and left folded as they were presented to ...

Families upset after gravesite items removed from Milford cemetery

Families are left feeling upset and heartbroken, after special items and mementos were removed from their loved one's graves at Kings ...

Removal of flags from graves angers families - PhillyBurbs

Families are angry that American flags and veteran flag markers, as well as other grave decorations, were removed without notice at a ...

Is it appropriate to take flags from veterans' graves for decoration?

The flag is usually folded graveside and folded by the honor guard.. the officer in charge then presents it to a family member.. usually a ...

Are GAR flag holders still available? | Civil War Cemeteries

Just a follow-up: when my brothers and I realized that our father's grave didn't have a flag--he was a veteran of WW2 and had been very proud of ...

At VA National Cemeteries, Families' Wishes Come First - VA News

only Iam sickened to see what is going on at the Houston National Cemetery. Please remove Arlene Ocaseo who is using her agenda to remove ...

Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was 'pushed ... - NPR

The US Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to "ensure adherence" to rules that prohibit political activities at the cemetery "was ...

The Origins of Veterans Day - VA.gov

now it is a burial site particularly coveted by veterans and their families. ... national observances, including Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day,.

CEMETERY BULLETIN - New York State Department of State

... military or veteran's groups place inexpensive, cotton flags on the graves of veterans and patriots. Rarely do these groups return to remove them. Asking ...

Statement Regarding Veteran Flags at Catholic Cemeteries

The staff of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark empathize with grieving families who wish to add temporary, personal items to ...

After Initially Saying It Wouldn't, The VA Now Will Remove Nazi ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reversed course and agreed to remove three gravestones in veterans cemeteries that are engraved with swastikas and other ...