My great grandfather was the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic representing the Union Army to die in Colorado. I'm proud of my heritage and proud of his efforts to support his beliefs. I am equally proud of my confederate great grandfather who fought for the Southern causes. Both take my Colorado heritage back to Civil War times. However, when the bronze GAR marker from my Union soldier was stolen from his grave I was crushed. I guess it wouldn't be particularly important to you, but to me it was priceless. Oh I can replace it, but today it'd be with plastic not bronze and it wouldn't be the original. As I recall, it had a teeny flag holder on the back as well... Nope, it wasn't a tomb stone. But it was indeed a marker on his grave and it now rests in the hands of a collector who values it not for what it stands for or for who lies beneath the soil where it once stood, but for the everloving dollar that he or she believes its worth. Something about the snide remark regarding Save the Whales struck a cord in me. I'm not against whales, but these markers are done originally in near reverence to someone who gave themselves for a cause dear to their hearts. I understand that your motives are merely monitary and perhaps you feel no pride for your ancestors as I do. Just don't tell me how to feel unless you've walked in my shoes and had my emotions. I'm sorry to ramble, but I'm a patriotic flag waving American citizen who's proud of her heritage and the history that made me what and who I am today and offended by the continuing abuses of cemetaries and other national treasures. I'm signing my email, you didn't. Nancy in Denver Happily Rooting & Digging the Dusty Trails of Colorado