Military Order of the Purple Heart Tartan

[Chas]

Hello All,

It is a current American medal. The tartan designer is Mark Wright, the erstwhile owner of Frugal Corner. It was supposed to be the first of a series of tartans designed round American medals. I am sure that I have seen the early stages of "Dessert Storm" tartan. For whatever reason (nobody knows) he left the tartan/kilting business and the project was abandoned.

The idea was that service personnel could have tartan to wear if they came from a non-Scottish background.

I have just found another one -

Good Conduct (USA)

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "Good Conduct (USA)" tartan is shown below.

Reference:	10355
Designer:	Mark Wright
Tartan date:	04/07/2010
Registration date:	15 February 2011
Category:	Fashion
Restrictions:	Yes. Intended for those who have been awarded the Good Conduct medal by the US Military. Permission of the designer must be sought to weave this tartan. Is Being copyrighted
Registration notes:	Designed to honour those who served in the Marine Corps, Army, National Guard, Navy, and or Coast Guard and were awarded the Good Conduct Medal by the US Military. Colours (relating to the colour of the medal ribbon): black represents self sacrifice and danger; the red and blue represent Marine Corps; solid red represents the Navy; red and white represents the Coast Guard; red and six white stripes represents the Army/Army National Guard.
Registrant details:	Mr Mark Wright, 109 East Main St Box 420, Big Run, Pa, United States, 15715

Regards

Chas