Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Heraldry
Now that I'm back in a tent city, it's fun to look out across the compound and see all the state flags hanging from makeshift poles all over the compound. Texas. Alabama. Florida. Puerto Rico. North Carolina. New York.
They're flown by National Guard units--who are usually subordinate to the governors of their respective states, not to the Federal government--and are always identified by their states.
It's actually fairly uncommon to see a U.S. flag here, except for the one sewn on all our right sleeves. The US colors are vastly outnumbered by the state flags. It looks more like a civil war encampment here than a modern one.
I like it.
It's a quiet celebration of the citizen-soldier.
I hope the active duty soldiers are getting it, too.
Splash, out
Jason
They're flown by National Guard units--who are usually subordinate to the governors of their respective states, not to the Federal government--and are always identified by their states.
It's actually fairly uncommon to see a U.S. flag here, except for the one sewn on all our right sleeves. The US colors are vastly outnumbered by the state flags. It looks more like a civil war encampment here than a modern one.
I like it.
It's a quiet celebration of the citizen-soldier.
I hope the active duty soldiers are getting it, too.
Splash, out
Jason
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