Bill Kendall at left, Sen. Tom Latham at right, with
Medal of Honor Flag in Washington D.C. |
The Medal of Honor Flag
The Medal of Honor Flag, honoring the 3400 recipients of the medal, was designed by William L. (Bill) Kendall of Jefferson, Iowa. Bill spent his entire military career from 1954-1974 in the U.S. Army Special Forces and served three tours with MACV-SOG in Vietnam.
The flag, which is presented to recipients of the Medal
of Honor, was sponsored through Congress by Representative Tom Latham and
Senator Charles Grassley in 2002. It became part of the Congressional
Record on 24 June 2002 and approved by President George W. Bush in October 2002.
The thirteen white five-pointed stars are arranged as on the current Medal of Honor
ribbon. The original flag design by Bill Kendall shown in the photos below was
altered by the Institute of Heraldry - removing the words
"Medal of Honor" along with adding a gold border.
|
Bill Kendall at left, Sen. Tom Latham at right, with
Medal of Honor Flag in Washington D.C. |
Col Roger Donlon (MOH) at left, holding Medal of
Honor Flag with Bill Kendall at right. |
L to R: Special Forces MOH recipients Gary Beikirch
and Roger Donlon, with Bill Kendall in N.C. |
|
(Newspaper article courtesy of Bill Kendall) |
