Maj. Gen. Max Haston awarded the first Medal of Honor flag in Tennessee today to local veteran Charles Coolidge.
The general said that the flag showed our nation’s continuing efforts to recognize the heroism and sacrifice of it military.
Coolidge, 89, received the Medal of Honor in 1945 for his bravery in leading troops against German tanks in France.
He said today he was honored to receive the flag, which was ordered for presentation by the U.S. Congress to Medal of Honor winners or their families beginning in 2002.