[amayausers] Re: flag on sleeve

I knew I should have asked the forum for more info at the time...
Thanks!

On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:48:36 -0400, Roland R. Irish III wrote
> Except that on the right sleeve, it has to be reversed. See any
> Scout uniforms, military, etc. and on the right sleeve, yes, it is  
> reversed!
> The rational behind the 'lead with the field of stars' (and I've  
> researched
> this over and over for Scout training and questions that came up)
> is that when 'going into battle with the standard (flag) in front,  
> the flagpole
> would be pointing ahead-as in 'charging forward' and the stars would 
> be leading the charge'. So that lead to always displaying the flag with
> the stars leading forward.
> "EXCEPT"...once the flag patch started showing up on military 
> uniforms, members of the VFW realized that this showed the flag IN RETREAT
> because now the field of stars is facing 'backwards'. So this is the
> only time the flag is allowed to be 'displayed' in reverse according 
>  to the accepted standards.
>   (I think they have a website with all the correct info about the 
> flag, they have taken on 'proper flag' information, etc. as  a 
> directive) That's why if you sew it the 'proper' way it looks odd-
> because you  are seeing it 'in retreat'. Reverse it and sew it the 
> way seen on uniforms-both  Scout and Military. I've gone around and 
> around with this for years with people that  didn't find the 
> documentation until I told them where to look. Roland
> 
> On May 31, 2007, at 1:20 PM, oconnorco@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > If, by chance, you are embroidering a US Flag as a sleeve logo, one  
> > must
> > always "lead with the field of stars." This is a traditional  
> > requirement
> > (found out after I goofed), but I think it looks odd on the right-hand
> > sleeve. Left looks best, in my opinion.
> >
> > -david O.
> >
> > On Thu, 31 May 2007 12:10:39 -0400, John Yaglenski wrote
> >> We put it on the right sleeve.  Seems to balance the logo on the
> >> left out better - though I have seen it done both ways...
> >>
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> >> Subject: [amayausers] Right or left sleeve??
> >>
> >> If I am embroidering a logo left chest, should I also embroider left
> >> sleeve or should it be right sleeve? Is there a standard? Thanks,
> >>  LuAnn @ Image Embroidery Because Your "Image" Matters
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