Customers' Photos - Page 6 - Al Cavalari (theflagguys)'s Photos

Flag displays from around the globe. Our flags are used at lots of great addresses, like yours. I've always been struck by the proud photos our customers send us showing the ways they use our products. After getting them for so many years I resolved to start collecting them. If you want to share what you've done with our flags, please go to our web site http://www.theflagguys.com, and send us an e mail. Please low res jpegs only!! For the web, 75K is plenty. That would be 75000 file size. Digital cameras now take even 3 MEG file sizes. That is way too much for the internet and I have to reduce them. Set your camera on LOW Resolution

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Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > When I invited customers to send in pictures of their flag displays I never imagined I would receive one so personal and so poignant. For Memorial day, 2008 I received this photo and email from Jonathan Smith's dad: "Al, My 22 yr. old son was KIA in Iraq on June 6, 2005.. I purchased your purple heart grave marker later that summer. I use it to hold the USMC flag. I'm attaching a picture of my son's grave. This bronze marker still looks as good as the day I cemented it into the ground, almost three years ago. Thanks, and have a good Memorial Day weekend. Garry Smith.Decatur,AL" I placed Mr. Smith's photo on our home page for the Memorial Day weekend and received this reply: "Thank you for posting the picture. I miss my son more each and every passing day...He was killed on D-Day, 61 years later, the same day as many American heroes at Normandy beach. Jonathan volunteered to go on a mission, the day he lost his life to a roadside bomb. My son will forever remain a small part of the Marine Corps lore and legend. The Marines of Fallujah are the latest chapter in history from Beaullah Woods to Iiwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir to southeast Asia. Garry Smith." I share Mr. Smith's image and his words with his kind permission. I am sorry sir for your loss and appreciate that you chose to share your photo and thoughts with us. I hope you sharing it with the world in this way will give people cause to remember the meaning of Memorial Day.

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > One of our best flag kits, "The Tank", on a terrific brick house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. There is nothing like a brick house:no maintenance. And they picked a classy upscale kit befitting of the home. The caption on the email that contained these two photos said......

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > ..."best looking flag in Fayetteville, Tennessee."
We agree. However, mounting flag brackets to brick and getting them to stay there is a real tough challenge. Before doing so, be sure to read the "how to" article about that topic on flagguys.com

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > Anytown USA? Nope, Bermuda. See, we do ship world wide

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > I once received an insulting phone call from someone who thought it was anti American for us to display the picture of the "Field of Flags" on the home page of www.flagguys.com Go figure, it takes all kinds. I find such displays very moving and meaningful. The letter we received after shipping flags to Kuwait for Memorial Day 2008 speaks for itself. I stand by our decision to display pictures of these kinds of flag displays. Here is the very kind letter that came with the photos:

"You were kind enough to pull an order together of more than 4600 flags to be used during this ceremony. Words cannot express enough gratitude for your help in this special "mission".
I have attached a sampling of photos and a poem read at the event.
They include the "construction" of the sea of flags, the setting for the Memorial Day Service and a couple of photos of the poster boards and displays honoring those killed.
Thank you again, Al and Pauline.

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > I want to thank you for your enthusiastic support in filling an order for a dear friend, Maj. M.I.CH (MAJ), USAF Post Chaplain.

He was assigned to the duty of Officer In Charge for the Memorial Day 'Honoring the Fallen' Service and Program and Memorial Wall presented on May 26th in Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > They arrived in plenty of time and he was able to give them to the Seabee's so they could drill the 4560 holes for their "sea of flags".
Each Flag represented one of our fallen heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > In addition to the flag field, their was also a poster display with information about each one of the soldier killed in action.

Al Cavalari (theflagguys) > Each soldier in attendance was invited and encouraged to take a flag from the Sea of Flags.

When I invited customers to send in pictures of their flag displays I never imagined I would receive one so personal and so poignant. For Memorial day, 2008 I received this photo and email from Jonathan Smith's dad: "Al, My 22 yr. old son was KIA in Iraq on June 6, 2005.. I purchased your purple heart grave marker later that summer. I use it to hold the USMC flag. I'm attaching a picture of my son's grave. This bronze marker still looks as good as the day I cemented it into the ground, almost three years ago. Thanks, and have a good Memorial Day weekend. Garry Smith.Decatur,AL" I placed Mr. Smith's photo on our home page for the Memorial Day weekend and received this reply: "Thank you for posting the picture. I miss my son more each and every passing day...He was killed on D-Day, 61 years later, the same day as many American heroes at Normandy beach. Jonathan volunteered to go on a mission, the day he lost his life to a roadside bomb. My son will forever remain a small part of the Marine Corps lore and legend. The Marines of Fallujah are the latest chapter in history from Beaullah Woods to Iiwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir to southeast Asia. Garry Smith." I share Mr. Smith's image and his words with his kind permission. I am sorry sir for your loss and appreciate that you chose to share your photo and thoughts with us. I hope you sharing it with the world in this way will give people cause to remember the meaning of Memorial Day.