Sir, My name is Teresa Sue Jarrell Beech. My father was William P. Jarrell. I say was because he died in Oct. of 1987.My mother sent his body to be cremated before she called my sister or me to tell us he was dead. We knew that was his wish, so we said nothing. We did not think about the Veteran's plaque until sometime after the memorial service. When we inquired about it we were told that our brother wanted the plaque and the flag that is sent to the widow.We did not argue. Again we said nothing, as we respected her wishes. What happened next to the marker and flag ? Well I do not know. You see, my little brother was an alcoholic.He died driving drunk in Nov. of 1994 at the age of 33. My sister and I were shaken to the core. We lost our mother in 1990 so suddenly everyone was gone except me and my sister. After my brother's funeral, his young widow gave me my father's ashes.My brother had gotten his ashes when mother died,and had kept them in an urn.We asked about the flag and the veteran's plaque and she did not know what had happened to them. So now you know the sordid story of a tragedy that cannot be undone. There is something you could do,tho. You could make it policy that if someone wants to sell a USED Grave Marker, they have to give the name,dates,etc, from that marker and they can sell it for no more than it costs them. If they refuse, you should feel obligated to report them to the police if they refuse to do so. I don't know,and may never know, where my father's marker went. I do know that one Korean Veteran grave marker was sold at auction yesterday on ebay.And I know that someone out there is wondering what happened to that marker. With all due respect,sir, it is sacrilege to steal a marker from a cemetery,and I can not think why anyone except a loved one of the deceased would want a grave marker. And they would only want it to put it where it belongs.After my mother died,even though she was cremated as per her wishes, I had a double headstone placed in our family cemetery with my parents names ,wedding date,and birth and death dates . Don't you think that my father's marker should be there,also? SINCERELY, Teresa Sue Jarrell Beech