Couple Pays $5 for American Flag, Finds out It Belongs to a Fallen Marine

A U.S. Marine stands as caskets in a file photo. Reuters/Hugh Gentry/File Photo

A tribute flag that was made for a slain U.S. Marine was discovered by a Texas couple at a flea market.

Lanie and Walter Brown purchased the flag for $5 after discovering it at the Hemphill market about 170 miles northeast of Houston, KHOU reported.