Why is the american flag backwards on soldier's uniforms?
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Why is the american flag backwards on soldier's uniforms?
 
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Redneck_Momma
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So it looks like it's blowing in the breeze as they are moving forward. |
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Peter
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imagine a soldier carrying a flag on a pole and running into battle. (i.e. the revolutionary war). Then look at the way it's on our uniforms. It signifies that we run into the fight, not the other way arround. |
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Darren J
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Only the flag patches affixed to right shoulders of uniforms are reversed, so the blue field of stars faces forward. (Left shoulder patches aren't a problem, as the stars face forward without meddling.) The reversal was inspired by the age-old practice of carrying flags into battle. When fastened to a standard, the American flag's blue-and-white portion is always closest to the pole. A flag bearer rushing into the fray, then, would naturally lead with the stars. In fact, it would be virtually impossible to lead with the stripes—the flag would simply wilt and wrap around the pole, rather than waving triumphantly in the wind. |
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MarathonWomen
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Hmmmm it seems like I've seen this question before, oh yeah:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ah21ZFfZlGkUbTtiqtBVS9UjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20090205142605AAozRaL
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aju34STMo0gVQmMOX4RenPAjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071219150227AAPpKpa |
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xtina
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Men used to march into battle with the flag blowing behind them. The flag on the uniform faces as if being carried into the battle. |
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military_mummy
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I'm a Canadian soldier, so my flag can't really be backwards....but I too have always wondered that! |
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Swanny
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So that it can be seen from mirrors. |
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