Reverse flag

From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Jan 14 2005 - 19:33:36 PST


My fire department uniform has one, as do several thousand other ones, here
in NY. apb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Boos" <acfarer@cox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] interesting picture

> List,
> I got one of these flags from a Desert Storm soldier when I was in Saudi
> Arabia in '91. I asked about the reversal and since it has to go on the
> right shoulder the star field goes on the leading edge signifying forward
> movement. A critical point in soldiering, no? I have since aquired several
> of these. Don't ask my wife why.
> JB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <recycler@swbell.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] interesting picture
>
>
> > The 'reverse' flag is correct. We received orders to obtain and wear
that
> > insignia in the same manner as the federal forces.
> >
> > SGT Jankowiak, Patrick
> > NCOIC COMO, HHC 19BDE
> > Texas State Guard
> >
> > Nigel Hay -MILWEB wrote:
> >
> >> Well thats curious, having done a couple of insignia sites for
customers
> >> I
> >> had a look, they dont carry a flag in reversal on any of their ranges
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Baker, George R. - Eastman [mailto:grbaker@eastman.com]
> >> Sent: 06 January 2005 14:35
> >> To: Nigel Hay -MILWEB; Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >> Subject: RE: [MV] interesting picture
> >>
> >>
> >> Nope, the stars are supposed to be on the leading end of any vehicle or
> >> uniform.
> >>
> >> GRB
> >>
> >> "er, isnt the US flag the wrong way round?"
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Patrick
> >
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