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Sir Taliesin · 03-06-2002, 12:36 PM

The flags are massed produced and are really made to be worn on the left shoulder. That is also the shoulder that soldiers must wear their unit patch (i.e. the 101st Air Assualt Division wears the eagle on their left shoulder). A combat veteran is granted the privilage of wearing the patch of the unit he or she served in combat with, on his right shoulder (I wore the castle of the 20th Engineer Brigade from Fort Bragg). They may wear this patch all the time, regardless of what unit he or she is in. During combat a soldier will wear the flag in place of the combat patch.

It's a little confusing, I guess to non-military people. BTW as far as I know, we didn't start wearing the U.S. Flag patch until the Gulf War. Part of the reason, was because some many countries now wear the same uniform as the US. It was a way to quickly identify friend or foe.

They also make a subdued US flag that is green and black. That's to keep the enemy from siting in on the flag which is easily seen from a distance.

Probably a whole lot more info than you wanted to know. Sorry.

03-06-2002, 12:36 PM	#3
Sir Taliesin Silver Dragon Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN USA Age: 62 Posts: 1,641	The flags are massed produced and are really made to be worn on the left shoulder. That is also the shoulder that soldiers must wear their unit patch (i.e. the 101st Air Assualt Division wears the eagle on their left shoulder). A combat veteran is granted the privilage of wearing the patch of the unit he or she served in combat with, on his right shoulder (I wore the castle of the 20th Engineer Brigade from Fort Bragg). They may wear this patch all the time, regardless of what unit he or she is in. During combat a soldier will wear the flag in place of the combat patch. It's a little confusing, I guess to non-military people. BTW as far as I know, we didn't start wearing the U.S. Flag patch until the Gulf War. Part of the reason, was because some many countries now wear the same uniform as the US. It was a way to quickly identify friend or foe. They also make a subdued US flag that is green and black. That's to keep the enemy from siting in on the flag which is easily seen from a distance. Probably a whole lot more info than you wanted to know. Sorry. __________________ Sir Taliesin<br /><br />Hello... Good bye.