In a message dated 9/6/2005 6:08:33 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, KidClerk@aol.com writes: Mr. Harris: I'm not going to go into much detail other than to say I don't think anyone questions your groups' motives, sincerety, and dedication in what you are doing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- The name is "Hains". And yes our dedication has been questioned here. I quote : "Best practice techniques don't belong to just a few people but have been established by many practitioners and developed through many years of experience. Those responsible in Madison County should accept their just desserts, get over it, and get on with doing it right. If they don't have that kind of commitment, they should get out of it. Sharon Mills" Further, I see not one single practical suggestion in you post concerning the issues I posted. How do you prevent mower decks from damaging headstones when you have no control over those mowing? Particularly if we went to the expense of drilling and doweling and then resetting the markers in gravel and/or foundation stones? What expert here can suggest a better epoxy than the Polygem product we use and why would they declare it better? Another poster here suggested that we were just randomly placing markers in the Chapman Cottrell cemetery. Simply not true. The fact is that we had reasonable data for the location of most of the headstones recovered. As with all cemeteries we work in when we know that a person was buried there and that their original civilian headstone was destroyed or removed, we check to see if they are veterans. If they were then we apply for the VA headstones for them. Better than not having any marker at all. And since the Cottrell family was active in this and those new veterans headstones marked the graves of their ancestors there can be no question that the families desires were not met. Rob Hains