Flag of the Green Mountain Boys

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The Green Mountain Boys flag, also known as the Stark flag, is a reconstruction of a regimental flag commonly stated to have been used by the Green Mountain Boys. The flag of the Green Mountain Boys has also been associated with the Vermont Republic. A remnant of a similar-looking flag, originally belonging to John Stark, is owned by the Bennington Museum. It still exists as one of the few regimental flags from the American Revolution. Although Stark was at the Battle of Bennington and likely flew this flag, the battle has become more commonly associated with the Bennington flag, which is believed to be a 19th-century banner. Widely popular with residents of contemporary Vermont, the flag's unusual appearance with randomly placed stars and a bright green field is popularly flown and depicted on stickers, shirts and other items as a symbol of the stubbornly independent spirit of Vermont. Today the flag is used as the regimental flag of the Vermont National Guard unit. The regimental flag...

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