{"id":43686,"date":"2017-06-16T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T16:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/16\/omaha-veterans-with-disabilities-get-new-flags-and-flagpoles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:31:18","slug":"omaha-veterans-with-disabilities-get-new-flags-and-flagpoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/education-transition\/2017\/06\/16\/omaha-veterans-with-disabilities-get-new-flags-and-flagpoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Omaha veterans with disabilities get new flags and flagpoles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>OMAHA, Neb. \u2014 A nonprofit is providing veterans with disabilities in the Omaha area with new flags and flagpoles.<br\/><br\/>Cliff Leach and his family founded the organization 13 Stripes 50 Stars last year, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2rrRjVU\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2rrRjVU\">the Omaha World-Herald\u00a0reported<\/a>. So far, the group has given flags to 14 veterans with funding from donations and business sponsorships.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;These guys, every one of them has fought and their buddies have died for that flag,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;When they see that flag go up, it brings up a lot of memories \u2014 some good, some bad \u2014 but it always brings up memories of what they served for. That&#8217;s really important to me and to them.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>Leach said he and his wife install the poles themselves. In exchange, Leach asks that the Pledge of Allegiance be said after raising the flag and that he get at least 10 minutes of the veterans&#8217; time to listen to their experiences.<br\/><br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"flag vets 2\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015c-b1a2-d08b-a7fc-b7e397290000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/93\/2f\/ccbaa906498dbb2e970e58342286\/flag-vets-2.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>In this Friday June 9, 2017, Mark DeSciscio, left, Tom Miller, second from left, and Cliff Leach, right, raise a flag in Omaha, Neb. With new flagpoles in their yards, disabled veterans in the Omaha area are more than willing to tell their stories of war and sacrifice.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Sarah Hoffman\/Omaha World-Herald via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>Leach said stories like those from aging World War II veterans are becoming less common with each passing year. He also said that many veterans who were previously reluctant will open up to him about their stories of war and sacrifice. He tells them he, too, is a veteran, having served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;They start talking and then it just turns into a big B.S. session,&#8221; Leach said. &#8220;And that&#8217;s when the stories come out.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>Last week, Leach installed a flag and pole for retired gunnery Sgt. Tom &#8220;T.C.&#8221; Miller. The 78-year-old is a 16-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago. Despite having trouble walking and breathing, Miller stood up to salute the new flag in his front yard.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;It&#8217;s the most beautiful flag in the world,&#8221; he said.<br\/><br\/><i>Information from: Omaha World-Herald,<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/\"><i>http:\/\/www.omaha.com<\/i><\/a><br\/><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;These guys, every one of them has fought and their buddies have died for that flag. &#8230; When they see that flag go up, it brings up a lot of memories \u2014 some good, some bad \u2014 but it always brings up memories of what they served for. 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