On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:03:08 -0400, "George Z. Bush"
wrote:


"Allen Thomson" wrote in message
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Ed Rasimus wrote:

"George Z. Bush" wrote:

Just as a WAG, I think it's probably safe to say that whatever
its origins, they are more than likely NOT American.

I thought that initially as well,

BTW, just out of curiosity, honest question, what is there
about the patch that calls into doubt its American provenance?

Let's turn the thing around. What is there about the patch that establishes its
American provenance? Whatever the language in use is, it doesn't even appear to
be English! Under those circumstances, why not doubt its origins?

Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what does it for me.


The patch appears to be "merrowed" i.e. it has a stitched edging,
which is more common to U.S.-made patches than cheaper Asian-made
patches. That and its North American connotations hint that it MAY
have been produced in the U.S. The design may also be
computer-generated and stitched, which makes it more likely to have
been produced in the U.S. or Europe. The language has nothing to do
with it - U.S. military unit mottos that I've seen have included
Latin, Greek, French, English, Hawaiian, and even Russian, and that's
just the official mottos.

John Hairell