Thursday, June 14, 2007
Memorial Day Casket Flags
Every year on Memorial Day at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lebanon the American Legion flies the casket flags of soldiers from Lebanon who gave their lives for our country. Each flag has a bronze name plate on the flag pole with the soldiers' full name printed on it. Currently Douglas Ulm is the only soldier out of the eight that has a flag that flies. Mostly due to weather damage, the flags had to be properly burned. As a result of our program, two other flags have been purchased. Jim Salisburys and Lonnie Moores. We really want to get the rest of the soldiers flags! They cost 60 dollars in all for the flag and the bronze name plate.
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You guys have done a great service to all who have served.
One of my friends while growing up in Lacomb was Jim Hoys. He quit school in or shortly after his soph. yr. at LUHS, joined the Marines and was killed not long after he went to Viet Nam. I was in the Navy when Jim died, so I don't know where he was buried. I don't know of any family members in the area. Maybe you can find them. Thanks again for what you've done. Al Angerstein
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