Northampton County provides flags and bronze markers for Memorial Day observances. These flags and markers are used to decorate the graves of the veterans buried in the County. The Department of Veterans Affairs provides the markers free to various organizations which will assume the responsibility
of placing them on the appropriate graves. They are also available to individual families requesting them from the department
Veterans organizations interested in obtaining such flags and markers should submit a request on their official stationary to:
Department of Veterans Affairs
County of Northampton
Human Services Building
2801 Emrick Blvd
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020
Whoever steals or attempts to steal any veteran's grave marker is guilty of larceny, a felony, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $500, or to undergo imprisonment for one year or both.
Whoever buys or receives for use as junk or scrap metal any veteran's grave marker or emblem is also subject to the same penalties.