Moby - We are blessed in Weston, WV with the Mountaineer Military Museum. This museum is dedicated to the preservation of our military history and honors local veterans. Weston is a small town in central WV, located at mile marker 99 on Interstate 79. Last Friday night some unknown person or person(s) stole 6 flags that have been waving in front of the museum. There was Old Glory, one flag for each branch of the armed forces and a POW flag. This organization struggles to keep their doors open and pay their utility bills. They frequently run yard sales to generate funds. That such vandalism could occur, is tragic. Thought you might want to know. Jane Crider Thank you for sharing this Jane. I absolutely did want to know, and it makes me furious. I guess my question is this. What sort of waste of flesh would steal flags from a Military Museum? Would they behave in such a way at Arlington? How were these people raised? Did none of their dad’s serve this nation in uniform? Have they never heard America the Beautiful, and felt a chill? Sad thing is, Jane, if they get caught, they’ll probably get probation, instead of any real punishment for in effect spitting on the price paid for the freedom we all are so richly blessed to enjoy. They perhaps should be tried for treason. Certainly in a less free nation, that wouldn’t even be debated. It would just occur without any civil or legal process, but God bless America, that’s not how we do things. These thieves should be taught respect with a capital “R”, and be made to understand that many things are sacred in this nation, and many of those things are represented by a single flag waving in the breeze, and those things will be protected by folks dedicated to what’s simply but honorably represented by a colorful piece of cloth. If it was some teenaged punks, and they can be found, I think fit punishment would be for the court to publicly shame their daddies & order them to bust their butts. You pick, dad. Juvenile incarceration or severe corporal punishment. We’re all watching. And, no, junior. You don’t get to vote. You only get to shut your mouth. We’ve allowed nothing to be considered worth fighting for, let alone dying for, and these 6 stolen flags are a graphic example of a nation totally lacking true respect for authority, which is an important stone in the foundation of all we’re supposed to be about. To that museum, good luck raising the funds to replace those flags. To the veterans that salute those banners, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service, and I’m truly sorry this has occurred on the very soil you fought to protect.