The U.S. military changes its uniforms ... because the flag on an American servicemember's uniform is backward. That is to say, the canton (the top left corner), which houses the blue field ...

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the ...

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On planes, the flag will usually be reversed only on the right, or starboard, side. On the left, it will appear with the canton on the left. This same rule applies to military uniforms ...

A merger of the American flag with a symbol representing ... and drab olives and browns replaced the deep blue of the Army’s service uniforms, this “thin blue line” came to refer to a ...

While Olympic uniforms for Team USA ... white and blue color scheme (as seen here on athlete Cathy Rigby), they did feature American flag patches just below the neckline. Rigby would go on ...