teslasaur@lemmy.world to Olympics@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agoWhy does the American swim team have the flag mirrored on their sleeve?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhy does the American swim team have the flag mirrored on their sleeve?teslasaur@lemmy.world to Olympics@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
Shitpost obviously, but it annoys me for some reason. Does anyone actually have a clue as to why they did it like that?
minus-squareKlanky@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months agoI believe it’s because the American flag can never be ‘retreating’ https://www.usamm.com/blogs/news/why-is-the-american-flag-backwards-on-military-uniforms
I believe it’s because the American flag can never be ‘retreating’
https://www.usamm.com/blogs/news/why-is-the-american-flag-backwards-on-military-uniforms
Thanks! 🙏