Army Conference…
Last week we also photographed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' conference in downtown Indy…they were a great group of people to work with and so easy to photograph, especially with the group shots, they were done in a snap! 🙂 I guess that's what you get when you work with a group that follows orders so well…hehehe….:D (BTW, does anyone know why some of the arm badges have the American flag facing backwards? Just curious….)
Hilary
Hi Erin! I was once told that the Army has the flag backward on all of thier stuff because as they are running into battle, it looks like it is waving as they go. (get it?) hope that helps! HILARY
a vet.
The full-color U.S. flag cloth replica is worn so that the star field faces forward, or to the flag’s own right. When worn in this manner, the flag is facing to the observer’s right, and gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.
The rule dates back to the Army’s early history, when both mounted cavalry and infantry units would designate a standard bearer, who carried the Colors into battle. As he charged, his forward momentum caused the flag to stream back. Since the Stars and Stripes are mounted with the canton closest to the pole, that section stayed to the right, while the stripes flew to the left.
Erin
Wow, thanks for the info!! That makes sense now. 🙂
Erin