One of the random things that I ponder.....

Often, I ask some useless things and love useless knowledge. So, I thought that I'd share. Not long ago, we were watching a movie and I asked D why the American flag patch on soldiers' uniforms always looked back wards. Here is the answer:

'The flag patch on the left shoulder of Army uniforms has the stars (the canton) on the left. On the right shoulder the flag patch has the stars on the right and appears reversed to an observer. Pentagon procedure is that the flag should always look as if it is going forward. Indeed, the words from an old hymn say, “Forward into battle.” The stars are always closest to the pole, and the flag should appear to be flowing back from the standard or flagpole. If the canton on the right shoulder had the stars on the left, it would symbolize that the soldier carrying that flag was retreating.'

See, you learned something new today!
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