U.S. Burial Flag for Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Ceremonial United States burial flag presented to Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton's sister, Fairy Mae Papadopoulus, upon his reburial at Arlington National Cemetery on November 12, 2008. Flag has been folded thirteen times into a triangle with the field of stars visible. Border stitching done with blue thread.

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