JJ McIntyre wrote:
The "reverse" flag is the "moving forward" emblem,
authorized/mandated in the current theater

It's hardly limited to "the current theater," whatever that means. It's
been this way on US uniforms for quite along time (probably as long as there
have been flag patches on the shoulders).

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