US military flag badges

Twila

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Does anyone here know why some US soldiers have the American Flag patch/badge sewn on backwards?
 

Twila

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Mar 26, 2003
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Does anyone here know why some US soldiers have the American Flag patch/badge sewn on backwards?
 

Twila

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Mar 26, 2003
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Does anyone here know why some US soldiers have the American Flag patch/badge sewn on backwards?
 

Canadian Observer

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Jan 21, 2005
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They do it during war in some units only they why.

Why do canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named patricias ?????
 

Canadian Observer

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Jan 21, 2005
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They do it during war in some units only they why.

Why do canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named patricias ?????
 

Canadian Observer

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Jan 21, 2005
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They do it during war in some units only they why.

Why do canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named patricias ?????
 

Canadian Observer

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Let me re write that for you Twila.

During a war or battle , some units do it , for reasons unknown to you and me.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??
 

Canadian Observer

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Let me re write that for you Twila.

During a war or battle , some units do it , for reasons unknown to you and me.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??
 

Canadian Observer

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Let me re write that for you Twila.

During a war or battle , some units do it , for reasons unknown to you and me.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??
 

Dexter Sinister

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Oct 1, 2004
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The flag is worn backwards on the right shoulder because that's what it would look like if you were to the right of someone carrying the flag forward. The snopes.com reference in sparky's post explains it fully.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??

They don't all have mustaches, that's a matter of personal preference.

The Patricias are, properly, the PPCLI, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named for the Duke of Connaught's daughter Patricia, with her permission, in 1914. Check out www.ppcli.com if you're interested. It is a famous and distinguished regiment, on the scale of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne regiments, winning significant honours in two world wars and Korea, and every major peacekeeping operation since the 1950s, so show some respect.
 

Dexter Sinister

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Oct 1, 2004
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The flag is worn backwards on the right shoulder because that's what it would look like if you were to the right of someone carrying the flag forward. The snopes.com reference in sparky's post explains it fully.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??

They don't all have mustaches, that's a matter of personal preference.

The Patricias are, properly, the PPCLI, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named for the Duke of Connaught's daughter Patricia, with her permission, in 1914. Check out www.ppcli.com if you're interested. It is a famous and distinguished regiment, on the scale of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne regiments, winning significant honours in two world wars and Korea, and every major peacekeeping operation since the 1950s, so show some respect.
 

Dexter Sinister

Unspecified Specialist
Oct 1, 2004
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Regina, SK
The flag is worn backwards on the right shoulder because that's what it would look like if you were to the right of someone carrying the flag forward. The snopes.com reference in sparky's post explains it fully.

Why do Canadian soldiers wear mustaches and some are named Patricias ??

They don't all have mustaches, that's a matter of personal preference.

The Patricias are, properly, the PPCLI, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named for the Duke of Connaught's daughter Patricia, with her permission, in 1914. Check out www.ppcli.com if you're interested. It is a famous and distinguished regiment, on the scale of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne regiments, winning significant honours in two world wars and Korea, and every major peacekeeping operation since the 1950s, so show some respect.
 

Twila

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Thanks Dex. For the slimmed down version. Someone had posed this question during a get together and not one of us knew the answer.
 

Twila

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Mar 26, 2003
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Thanks Dex. For the slimmed down version. Someone had posed this question during a get together and not one of us knew the answer.