Which flag

[Mickey]

Drac,
If it were me, I'd use my own flag, and keep your grandfather's sealed up in its own box, one reason being that his flag is older than yours and possibly more fragile. It would really be a fine display to have both of them beside each other in their boxes with each of your medals and decorations in matching shadow boxes.

My thoughts exactly.

[Spartan Tartan]

I would keep your flag for your shadow box. I would also make a shadow box or some display for your grandpa using his flag.

I have my grandpa's flag sitting about 2 feet behind me in my office at this very moment. It is the first and most prominently displayed item in every office I have ever had and will continue to be so in the future. I still have the shells folded into the flag from the 21 gun salute at the funeral for my grandpa. The flag sits in a box alone with an inscription dedicated to my granpa.

[Detroitpete]

Drac,

I'm a veteran and so was my grandfather. I had the honor of serving in his honor guard at his memorial service. My mother received his burial flag, then later gave it to me. I used it in the memorial box I created for him. I, too have my own flag that will hopefully be used to cover me at my memorial service.

I say, recieve his gift in the manner and honor which it is given and use it to remember him and his service. Use your's for your own purposes.

[Drac]

Thanks all.

I put a post up in a Navy forum to see if anyone there that made shadow boxes (there were a couple) wanted to do trades so we'll see how it goes.

Jim

[Bill aka Mole]

Jim, you might want to check the classifieds in the back of a Navy (or any other) Times to see if there are any shadow box makers advertising there as well, if only for design ideas.

While I have no true idea when my flag flew over my last ship, I like to tell others that it was flying on the day that we recovered over 3,000 pounds of Columbia's other cash crop while on a counter narcotics cruise off of Central America.

[ohiopiper]

I have a friend of mine who retired in Jacksonville last year and does a lot of woodwork. I'll get in touch with him and see if he'd be willing to swap e-mails with you and work a deal, if you're interested.