13 Reasons the American Flag Is Even Cooler Than You Thought

Military uniforms wear the flag backward (for an awesome reason)

If you’ve ever seen a Marine wearing a backward flag patch on his fatigues, it’s not because he put on his uniform inside-out. According to The Institute of Heraldry, flag patches on military uniforms should be worn with the star field always facing front to mimic a flag blowing in the wind as soldiers charge into battle. Awesome.

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