PHOENIX — An Arizona woman is using social media to help connect a military burial flag with the family of the veteran that earned it.
Donna Dewberry of Phoenix spotted a triangular wooden box Sunday while driving past a dumpster in Phoenix.
She stopped her car and saw that the box contained a folded U.S. flag and a photo of a man in uniform.
"It's obviously a family heirloom and there's a family that this belongs to and they are a grieving family," Dewberry said. "They lost somebody, so I want to make sure it gets back to them."
The photo appears to be of a man who served in the U.S. Navy.
Dewberry posted on Facebook asking for help in finding the man’s family.
"Everybody seems to put everything on social media, so I thought maybe that would work,” she said. “I made it public because I don't know what else to do. What do I do with it? I wasn't going to leave it there."
Her post had received more than 51 shares as of Friday night. Some people suggested she contact the American Legion and other veteran organizations.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can help find the families of lost burial flags. However, a name of the veteran is needed. Dewberry was not able to find a name inside the box or on the back of the photo.
She said she would be elated if she could reunite the flag with the man's family.
"It would be such a wonderful thing to know that it was back where it belongs," Dewberry said.
