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Designer of 50-Star Flag Passes
Robert G. Heft, who is credited with designing and sewing the first 50-star American flag, has died at 67. He created the flag as part of a high school project on his mother's sewing machine and President Eisenhower chose his design as our flag.

RIP Robert, that banner still waves.

Posted by: crosspatch 2009-12-13
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