A “reversed field flag” is worn on the right sleeve of a military uniform, placing the stars on the right, closest to the heart and advancing, not retreating. Read More

Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) cadets Jose Robledo (L front), John McClelland (R front), LeTricia Brown (L rear) and Ryan Cho fold the US flag during a flag lowering ceremony at Columbia University March 4, 2011 in New York. Robledo, a military veteran and current student at Columbia University, has found himself in the middle of the debate about whether or not to bring back the ROTC programs to Ivy Leagues schools. Today, two months after Congress passed legislation ending the military’s ban on gays serving openly, Harvard, another Ivy League school, signed an agreement with the Navy today to re-establish ties with Naval ROTC. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)