Senior Master Sgt. Dom Perino, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., carefully places a fallen flag back into its position of honor at a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
This is the scene of a flag memorial built by Mr. Michael Bloom of Cherry Hill, N.J., honoring fallen U.S. servicemembers in Iraq was vandalized in April 2008, prior to being rebuilt by Airman volunteers May 28, 2008. The Airmen who volunteered came from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Fort Dix, N.J. Mr. Bloom, an architect, started this memorial five years ago and has been adding flags for every servicemember lost. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
A flag is posted for each fallen U.S. servicemember from Operation Iraqi Freedom at a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., built by resident Michael Bloom. The memorial, vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by Airmen volunteers from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Fort Dix, N.J., May 28, 2008. The memorial has more than 4,000 American flags and is again a landmark in this New Jersey city. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Master Sgt. Timothy Wasut, first sergeant for the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., carefully places a fallen flag back into its position of honor at a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Staff Sgt. John Haynes, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., drills holes to repair a vandalized flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., May 26, 2008. The memorial, built by Cherry Hill resident Mr. Michael Bloom, has an American flag displayed for every U.S. military member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC fixed the memorial as a community service project. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Flags are posted for each fallen U.S. servicemember from Operation Iraqi Freedom at a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., built by resident Michael Bloom. The memorial, vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by Airmen volunteers from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Fort Dix, N.J., May 28, 2008. The memorial has more than 4,000 American flags and is again a landmark in this New Jersey city. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Master Sgt. Joseph Kazimer, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., repairs a vandalized flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., May 28, 2008, as part of a community service project by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. The memorial, built by Cherry Hill resident Mr. Michael Bloom, is a tribute to the fallen U.S. service members of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has more than 4,000 American flags displayed. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Master Sgt. Steven Minard and Senior Master Sgt. Dom Perino, both from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., work on repairing a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. The memorial has an American flag posted for every U.S. military member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Tech. Sgt. Kristina Myers, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., paints pipes used to rebuild a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. It has more than 4,000 American flags posted honoring all the U.S. military members lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Staff Sgt. John Haynes and Master Sgt. Joseph Kazimer, both from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., work on repairing a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. The memorial has an American flag posted for every U.S. military member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Master Sgt. Joseph Kazimer, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., works on repairing a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J. May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom and vandalized in April 2008, was repaired by more than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC. The memorial has an American flag posted for every U.S. military member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Master Sgt. Steven Minard and Staff Sgt. James Westdorp, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Fort Dix, N.J., pound pipes into the ground during a reconstruction effort of a flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., May 28, 2008. The flag memorial, built by Cherry Hill resident Michael Bloom, was vandalized in April 2008. More than 10 volunteers from the USAF EC rebuilt the memorial which has an American flag posted for every fallen service member of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans)
Staff Sgt. Paul Evans, from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, places an American flag in a pipe as part of a volunteer effort to repair a vandalized flag memorial in Cherry Hill, N.J., May 28, 2008. The memorial, created by Cherry Hill resident Mr. Michael Bloom, has an American flag posted for every service member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/David Gard)