<P> In the 1960s , Chief Petty Officer Bruce McDaniel petitioned to have the name of the state added to the flag . He noted that many of the people he served with during the Vietnam War did not recognize the banner . Governor Richard B. Ogilvie signed the addition to the flag into law on September 17 , 1969 , and the new flag was designed by Mrs. Sanford Hutchinson and became the official flag on July 1 , 1970 . </P>
<P> In the 1960s , Chief Petty Officer Bruce McDaniel petitioned to have the name of the state added to the flag . He noted that many of the people he served with during the Vietnam War did not recognize the banner . Governor Richard B. Ogilvie signed the addition to the flag into law on September 17 , 1969 , and the new flag was designed by Mrs. Sanford Hutchinson and became the official flag on July 1 , 1970 . </P>
what was added to the illinois state flag in 1969
what was added to the illinois state flag in 1969
the name of the state
the name of the state