span class="re5"> fnc_updateTowerPostMarkers = {
    private["_flag", "_flagSide", "_flagName", "_markerNum", "_marker"];
    _flag = _this;
    _flagSide = flagSide _flag;
    _flagName = str flagVehicleVarName;
    _markerNum = _flagName splitString "_" select 1;
    _marker = format["TowerPost%1", _markerNum];
    diag_log format ["_markerNum value: %1", _markerNum];
    diag_log format ["_marker value: %1", _marker];

    switch (_flagSide) do {
        case "west": {
            _marker setMarkerColor "ColorBlufor";
        };
        case "east": {
            _marker setMarkerColor "ColorOpfor";
        };
        case "independent": {
            _marker setMarkerColor "ColorIndependent";
        };
        default {
            _marker setMarkerColor "ColorGrey";
        };
    };
};