Southerntier8: That is a shame and is sad as well.
Some vandal/thieves stole the brass retractable brass vases from my maternal grandmother and grandfathers graves this past year.
They had been there for 30 years or more.
I don't know why it happened "now" - maybe its the value of metal these days or the decline of a certain portion of our society?
I hope the next medallion is attached with permanent fasteners to Mark Twains headstone.
The folks at my grandparents cemetary replaced the vases with something similar but theft "proof" and they did so free of charge - which was not necessary but certainly a nice gesture on their part.
The worlds not all bad.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
