Interesting story - here are a few more snippets:

1 - By law, the Medal of Honor cannot be sold.

2 - My understanding of the second flag story is that the commanding officer wanted to keep the original version for himself.

3 - Re: Peter LaFarge. A Colorado cowboy, born in 1929, was a strong supporter of American Indian rights. His other songs include "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow" about the taking of Seneca land in Pennsylvania for the Kinzua Dam project, which was also mentioned by Buffy Sainte-Marie in "Now that the Buffalo's Gone" He died by suicide at age 36.