# US troops' uniforms have the US flag reversed.  Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392 "2003-08-11T15:02:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392/21 "2003-08-12T22:51:27Z")

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Maybe I’m missing something… doesn’t the flag have 2 sides?

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**Author:** ![vission](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@vission](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vission)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392/22 "2012-01-09T20:07:22Z")

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[http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/f/faqflag.htm](http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/f/faqflag.htm)

‘The flag is worn on the right shoulder, because, in the military, the “place of honor” is to a military member’s right.’

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392/23 "2012-01-09T22:41:30Z")

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Where do zombies where the flag?

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**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-troops-uniforms-have-the-us-flag-reversed-why/194392/24 "2012-01-09T23:23:22Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Where do zombies where the flag?

Wear don’t they wear the flag?

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