Flag comes home to vet’s family

By: Greg Bischof - Texarkana Gazette

• Greg Beck, left, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 278, hands Bob Auten, of Fort Worth, a flag which commemorates his father’s death in World War II during a ceremony Sunday at the American Legion Post 25-58. The flag had been stolen about 30 years ago and, after bein...

While the phrase “Flags Of Our Fathers” became both a recent book and movie title, it took on a special meaning Sunday for a father and son visiting Texarkana, Ark.

Robert “Bob” Auten, 75, and his son Opie Auten, 50, both of whom are now Fort Worth residents,...

Published: 11/19/2012