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Chris Korzen, a self-described flag nerd, was looking for a Maine merchant and marine flag as a gift for a friend in 2013. He wanted something high-quality, done in the nautical tradition, with appliques — 13 on each side, it turns out — sewn onto sturdy cloth. It didn’t exist and he had to have it custom-made by a Connecticut flag-maker. That sparked an idea for Korzen and his wife, Bethany Field, that evolved into, “Why don’t we purchase some equipment ourselves and learn how to make flags? Maybe people will buy them.” That was 2013. Eight years later, yes, people are buying the...

Shultz earned his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in economics in 1942. After graduating, Shultz served in the Pacific theater as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945, eventually becoming a captain. While stationed in Hawaii, Shultz met his first wife, Army nurse Helena "O'Bie" O'Brien, with whom he had five children. They were married for 49 years until her passing in 1995. He married Charlotte Mailliard, chief of protocol for the state of California, in 1997. After his military service, Shultz continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whe...