Close Ties to the US Marines
Lanie, his wife, didn’t understand why she suddenly saw her husband with tears forming in his eyes. He was obviously overwhelmed by the item and couldn’t control his emotions.
Walter and Lanie happen to have a connection with the U.S. Marines. Walter was a Marine, as well as his son-in-law. So they were no strangers to the flag and what certain ones represent.
And this one flag meant too much to be sitting on a flea market table.