While a struggling songwriter in 1969, former Vietnam War helicopter pilot Kris Kristofferson landed a National Guard chopper on Johnny Cash’s lawn to personally deliver a demo of his music. The stunt worked, and Cash’s cover of “Sunday Morning Coming Down” became a #1 hit in 1970.

This slipmat is a nod to the Bennington Flag, the Revolutionary design best known for the 1777 Battle of Bennington, which was a turning point in the American fight for independence.