Judy Wills45th AL's flagFri Mar 2 15:05:43 2001 It's time to fight!!! According to Bob Bradley at Montgomeryall 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 donea deal with South Carolina and it was thought that it wouldnot be difficult to get our flag back. It was stolen July22, 1864 at Atlanta by men from the 11th and 15th Iowa.Since diplomatic efforts have failed and since Iowa is beingdevious about this matter (they keep changing curators andphone numbers), I think it is time to organize a phone campaign to Michael O. Smith, Chief Curator of Iowa and askhim 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 operatingunder 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 Wills45th Ala flag - and 31st ALA flag Greg Biggs, Thu Mar 22 00:22 As Forrest said Rick Greene, Mon Mar 5 18:05 Leave it in Iowa Wayne Dowdle, Sat Mar 3 10:07 Don't Bet On It... Mike Deason, Sun Mar 4 10:42 Time to go over his head. Hayes Lowe, Fri Mar 2 15:22 Don't get Vilsack involved... Mike Deason, Fri Mar 2 20:44 Good "heads up" on the local politics, Mike. Hayes Lowe, Fri Mar 2 21:34 Horatio Gates Perry Mary, Tue Mar 6 20:45 Capt. H.G. Perry Hayes Lowe, Wed Mar 7 11:07 Horatio Gates Perry Mary, Wed Mar 7 14:37 Capt. Perry Hayes Lowe, Thu Mar 8 08:56 Capt. Perry Mary, Thu Mar 8 09:57 Iowa has Miss. flags, too. Hayes Lowe, Fri Mar 2 15:41 Miss. Flags Gpurvis, Sat Mar 3 08:19