Close Ties to the U.S. Marines
Lanie, his wife, didn’t understand why tears had suddenly formed in her husband’s eyes. He was obviously overwhelmed by the item and couldn’t control his emotions. She wondered what he had discovered.
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Walter and Lanie happened to have a connection with the U.S. Marines themselves. Walter had been a Marine, and so had his son-in-law, Lanie’s child from her previous marriage. So, they were no strangers to what certain American flags can represent.
The couple understood that this specific flag meant far too much to be sitting on a flea market table.