[Rhodes22-list] Enemy of the State?

[Foy, Warren]

To add to Slim's drunken rant, the Army (at least) flies the American
flag on their right shoulder facing backwards, presumably indicating
forward movement.  Forward movement or not, backwards is backwards when
presented on a US military uniform.

Warren

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Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:25 AM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Enemy of the State?

I've had too much to drink tonight but here goes:

We all know the American flag has its 13 stripes and its 50 stars on a
field
of blue, but did you know that the design and specifications of the flag
are
an act of congress?  Yes--it's legislated that the flag be exactly such
and
such and that all its qualities and proportions are exactly specified.
Any
deviation from that and it ceases to be the official flag of the United
States of America.  Presumably, all countries do this.

The United States military, however, operates under a different flag.
They
put a gold fringe around their flag.  So do many police forces.  This is
not
insignificant!  They are not displaying the flag of the United States of
America!  By an act of congress, you can't alter the specs of the flag
in
any way and still call it the official flag of the USA.  There ain't no
gold
fringe on Old Glory!

So what gives?  It would seem the military operates under a separate
sovereignty and a flag of their own.  First I'd like to know why, and
second
I would like to know if this "nation" is friend or foe.

Slim

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