Judy Wills
45th AL's flag
Fri Mar 2 15:05:43 2001


It's time to fight!!! According to Bob Bradley at Montgomery
all efforts to get the flag of the 45th AL back even on "temporary" loan have failed. He's been trying since 1991 to work a deal with the Iowa curator. Iowa had done
a deal with South Carolina and it was thought that it would
not be difficult to get our flag back. It was stolen July
22, 1864 at Atlanta by men from the 11th and 15th Iowa.

Since diplomatic efforts have failed and since Iowa is being
devious about this matter (they keep changing curators and
phone numbers), I think it is time to organize a phone campaign to Michael O. Smith, Chief Curator of Iowa and ask
him what it is going to take to get the flag back. I was
told to say anything to him I wanted to, since diplomacy was tried and that didn't work.

I hope everybody who sees this message will call Michael O.
Smith at (515) 281 - 3859 and see what the holdup is. Mont-
gomery wants something in writing. I know we are operating
under a handicap, since if they had been honorable, they would have returned it long ago.

If you love Alabama and no matter what unit your Grandpa was in, please call and see what Smith is waiting on.
Deo Vendice,
Judy Wills






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