Lenard also wrote the novel ''The Last Confederate Flag,'' which explores the philosophical controversy over the display of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] flag in the [[American South]]. Lenard was a member of the heritage association, Sons of Confederate Veterans. In the story, a fictitious Stonewall Bedford of [[Georgia]] arises at a city council meeting to oppose militants calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag. Bedford finds that the dispute before the city council is merely the "first skirmish in an all-out assault against his beloved flag and the South's cultural heritage."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydelenardauthor.com/author_lloyd_e_lenard_the_last_confederate_flag.html|author=Lloyd E. Lenard, |title=The Last Confederate Flag|accessdate=June 14, 2008}}</ref> Lenard died before it became fashionable to remove Confederate monuments from their historic locations. | Lenard also wrote the novel ''The Last Confederate Flag,'' which explores the philosophical controversy over the display of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] flag in the [[American South]]. Lenard was a member of the heritage association, Sons of Confederate Veterans. In the story, a fictitious Stonewall Bedford of [[Georgia]] arises at a city council meeting to oppose militants calling for the removal of the Confederate battle flag. Bedford finds that the dispute before the city council is merely the "first skirmish in an all-out assault against his beloved flag and the South's cultural heritage."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lloydelenardauthor.com/author_lloyd_e_lenard_the_last_confederate_flag.html|author=Lloyd E. Lenard, |title=The Last Confederate Flag|accessdate=June 14, 2008}}</ref> Lenard died before it became fashionable to remove Confederate monuments from their historic locations. |