At a small country church.
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Most of my Dad's big family is buried there, including Dad, my Mom and a brother. My sister and I make the 90 mile trip twice a year. Last fall for the first time i noticed there was a flag pole and a faded thread bare flag. I pointed it out to sister and we talked on the way back. I suggested that we donate Dad's flag. It's been almost 20 years since he passed and the flag sat in a triangle box and I never noticed the flag at the cemetery.
I called the church and they really liked the idea. They replaced the rope on the flag pole and fixed the light. So today my Dad's flag (WWII vet) is finally doing what it was intended to do, honoring our Veterans, my Dad and my brother(Viet Nam vet).
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Thanks for sharing.
And tribute to the sacrifices of our vets.
In front of the house where my father grew up, there's also a flagpole. My grandfather was also a veteran, served in the cavalry, brought ammunition to the front on horseback during WWI. My grandfather never lived in that house, he died suddenly at age 48 just after having bought it - he and my grandmother saved to buy their own house, there weren't mortgages in those days. So it was up to my grandmother to move the family from their rented house to a home of their own. I'm not sure who erected that flagpole. but it was to honor my grandfather's service. This was in September 1940 and my father was 12. 
With the war on, she went to work in the Office of Price Administration, think that had to do with rationing. But it was tough, she had 4 children, my Dad was the eldest boy at 12, his youngest brother was only 3, not in school yet so she had to find some sort of day care - which they also didn't have in those days. But she said that she found a kind Jewish group that took young children, which was especially kind since they weren't Jewish. But my grandmother was awfully good with people and could be very persuasive. And education was especially important to her, all 4 of her kids graduated from college. My Dad was an engineer and my youngest uncle got his Masters, worked with computers in D.C. 
Obviously, I was particularly close to my grandmother. I lost her in 1998, just before her 98th birthday. I miss her a lot still. 
Your gesture still deserves better.
What a sweet and wonderful gesture on the part of you and your sister. What a wonderful honor. My Dad died in 2007, He was a WW2 Vet also. And you are so right, my brother has the flag that was on his coffin, in a little wooden triangular box.. I am going to mention your op to my brother. What a great way to honor our vets. 
