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DAYS. COMING UP IN YOUR FULL FORECAST. ALL RIGHT, JORDAN, WILL BLOUNT COUNTY MAN IS USING HIS YARD TO RECOGNIZE GOLD STAR VETERANS IN HIS COMMUNITY. ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY, OUR WVTM 13 BRYCE AUSTIN TAKES US TO THE MARKERS PLACED RIGHT OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR OF THIS MAN’S HOME IN ALTOONA. I’VE NEVER GIVEN UP MY LIFE, BUT HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT HAVE. NOW WOULD I? ABSOLUTELY. LOCAL VETERAN JOHNNY BOX HAS PUT FLAGS ON DISPLAY FOR NEARLY A DECADE. HE SAYS THERE’S AT LEAST 2000 FLAGS HERE, AND IT’S HIS WAY OF HONORING THOSE WHO’VE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. IT’S A HOLIDAY, AND THEY DIED FOR THIS SO THAT WE CAN LIVE FREELY IN THIS DAY. THE DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE WHO’VE LOST THEIR LIVES SERVING THE COUNTRY, BOX SAYS THE DISPLAY GAINS EVEN MORE ATTENTION FROM DRIVERS YEAR AFTER YEAR. WE HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA WHO THEY ARE, BUT THEY’RE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED FROM OUR COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND AROUND THE NATION, VETERAN DUANE MILLER, SUCH. HE SAYS HE CAN RELATE TO THE PAIN OF LOSING A LOVED ONE WHO SERVED. MY FATHER PASSED AWAY IN VIETNAM WAR AIR. AND SO I TAKE HONOR IN IN BEING ABLE TO JUST TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND THINK OF HIM AND AND WHAT OTHER OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD DO AS WELL. BOX SAYS THE HONOR TAKES ABOUT FOUR DAYS TO PUT TOGETHER, BUT THAT TIME IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THE PEOPLE HE’S HONORING. THANK YOU. BUT I AM SORRY THAT YOUR LOVED ONES HAD HAD TO PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE, BUT THANK THEM FOR THAT, FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS FREEDOM AND BOX PLANTS TO REMOVE THE FLAGS AFTER MEMORIA
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Veteran Johnny Box created a flag display in Blount County, Alabama, to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, featuring at least 2,000 flags and gaining attention from drivers year after year. “It’s a holiday, and they died for this so we could live freely in this day,” Box said. The display highlights individuals across the state who lost their lives serving the country. “We have no earthly idea of who they are, but they’re showing their support for these people that have died from our county, surrounding counties, and around the nation,” Box said. Veteran Duane Miller-Suchey shared his personal connection to the tribute, reflecting on the loss of his father. “My father passed away (in the) Vietnam War era, and I take honor in being able to just recognize him and think of him and what other family members would do as well,” Miller-Suchey said. Box said the display takes about four days to assemble, but the effort is small compared to the sacrifices made by those he is honoring. “Thank you, but I am sorry that your loved ones had to pay the ultimate price, but thank them for that, for this day, for this freedom,” Box said.
Veteran Johnny Box created a flag display in Blount County, Alabama, to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, featuring at least 2,000 flags and gaining attention from drivers year after year.
“It’s a holiday, and they died for this so we could live freely in this day,” Box said.
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The display highlights individuals across the state who lost their lives serving the country.
“We have no earthly idea of who they are, but they’re showing their support for these people that have died from our county, surrounding counties, and around the nation,” Box said.
Veteran Duane Miller-Suchey shared his personal connection to the tribute, reflecting on the loss of his father.
“My father passed away (in the) Vietnam War era, and I take honor in being able to just recognize him and think of him and what other family members would do as well,” Miller-Suchey said.
Box said the display takes about four days to assemble, but the effort is small compared to the sacrifices made by those he is honoring.
“Thank you, but I am sorry that your loved ones had to pay the ultimate price, but thank them for that, for this day, for this freedom,” Box said.
