Talk:Flag patch

Backwards stars and stripes on U.S military uniforms

this has been bugging me. The U.S army and marines have the american flag on their sleeves, however the flag is backwards. ie. the stars are at the top right corner, instead of the top left. WHY? Willy turner 18:16, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's no such thing as "backwards" for the U.S. flag... the constellation of stars representing the Union is always in the position of honor. When displayed against a wall, that means on the flag's upper right (the observer's upper left). When flown from a staff, that means the union is at the top nearest the staff. And when attached to a moving object, such as a vehicle or a soldier, the Union is forward, as it would be if it were flying from the same advancing vehicle or soldier. --71.104.17.242 05:51, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Americans sewing Canadian flags to their backpacks and luggage

POPPYCOCK. I guess the notion makes a good story for liberal rags in foreign countries, but I would never consider such a thing and have never known a single American who would. Since the claim that this is "common" is false, has nothing to do with the subject, and mars the objectivity of the article, I am removing it. --71.104.17.242 05:51, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You may not have heard of it, but the sentence was well-sourced, and The Times is hardly a "liberal rag". I've restored the sentence, and expanded it slightly with two more RS. Capewearer (talk) 11:59, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]