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Commemorative Cemetery Insignia


Flagholders & other commemorative insignia found in cemeteries

Commemorative Plaques & Flagholders
 of Military and Organizations
as Photographed by Joyce M. Tice 

Korean War Veteran

1950-1955

 

Flagholder Introduction and Table of Contents
Warning on Sale of Cemetery Memorabilia
There are several examples of commemorative flagholders for Korean War Soldiers. I have included some representative ones that I have found. It is not unusual to find flagpoles on gravestones with two markers, one for Korea and a second for World War Two, I even found one with three, the third being a POW flag.
This is one of the less common Korean 
War Markers
This one is common and is found in a 
variety of metallic colors
This example is possibly the most common one
And it has several color variations
This is a fairly common pattern and comes in 
several color variations