BACKGROUND

Public Law 107-248, Section 8143, legislated the creation of a Medal of Honor Flag for presentation to each person to whom a Medal of Honor is awarded after the date of the enactment, October 23, 2002. A panel of eight members made of representatives from each Service (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard), one Office of Secretary Defense staff, one historian and one representative from the Medal of Honor Society was formed to review and evaluate all designs submitted and make a final recommendation to the Principal Deputy to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. On 15 December 2004, the design submitted by Ms. Sarah LeClerc, Illustrator at The Institute of Heraldry was approved. The Commandant of the Marine Corps further directed that Marine Recipients would be presented their flag and honored with a special ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, DC.

DESCRIPTION

A light blue flag with gold fringe bearing thirteen white stars in a configuration as on the Medal of Honor ribbon.




SYMBOLISM

The light blue color and white stars are adapted from the Medal of Honor ribbon. The flag commemorates the sacrifice and blood shed for our freedoms and gives emphasis to the Medal of Honor being the highest award for valor by an individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

DISPLAY

The Medal of Honor flag is a ceremonial flag for indoor use and is considered a personal flag which Recipients may display in their home or office. The Medal of Honor flag may be displayed publicly when the individual is being honored at an official military ceremony or the individual is in attendance on the reviewing stand in an official ceremony. When the Medal of Honor flag is displayed with the flag of the United States of America, the United States flag shall hold the position of superior prominence and in 1he position of honor on the right. The Medal of Honor flag shall be placed to the left of the United States flag. When viewed from an audience the United States flag shall be on the left and the Medal of Honor flag shall be on the right.

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