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> I have to imagine that the US military is the only military in the world that has a history of flying a traitors flag The present article gives no instances
by marktangotango 6y ago
> I have to imagine that the US military is the only military in the world that has a history of flying a traitors flag
The present article gives no instances of Marine Corp units flying the confederate flag in an official capacity, do you have sources for this? The article is about banning its display such as via tattoos, pickup truck rear windows, apparel like hats and shirts by marine Corp members. Generally these thing are only enforced on base or during deployment. I do know some state run military schools had a history of displaying the confederate flag, but they’re not Federal institutions.
- joecool1029 6y agoApologies, I had conflated the flying of Confederate streamers formerly with the US Army and Navy[1] and later (and still currently) with various state national guards[2]. Also a decent blog post on the topic: https://angrystaffofficer.com/2018/02/13/a-murky-heritage-the-u-s-army-the-civil-war-and-memory/ https://angrystaffofficer.com/2018/02/13/a-murky-heritage-th... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_Campaign_Medal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_Campaign_Medal [2] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321951579_Confederate_Service_Campaign_Streamers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321951579_Confedera...