Is it possible that the flag holders in question were purchased from one of the mail order catalogs we all receive in the mail? If that is the cae , the design of the specific flag holder would be determined by the supplier of the mail order company. Harriet Carter comes to mind as a mail order company. Just a thought. I am a member of a VFW Post in Door County Wisconsin. Our Post purchases flags and places them on veterans graves for Memorial Day, and frequently encounter flag holders at some of the graves. We just assume they were placed by the families of the deceased veteran and do not disturb them. We just place our flag nearby the headstone. After Memorial Day we retrieve the flags for use the next year. With regard to identification of veterans graves we have developed, in conjunction with cemetery management, our own list of deceased veterans in the cemeteries we service. We work in cooperation with the cemetery and our county Veterans Service Officer to be a sure as we can be to assure that there is a flag on every veteran's grave. Every county in Wisconsin has a veteran's service office. They are a great help. Hope this has ben of some help in resolving your questions. Bob Lewis