what the does the upsidedown v mean on amored military vechiles?
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The upside down v is an identification marker used by a number of militaries to distinguish their vehicles from enemy vehicles.  The upside-down v is actually the chevron symbol.\n\nThese markers were first used by the Israelis in the Arab-Israeli War (1967) to prevent casualties from friendly fire.
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It's only 'backwards' on the right shoulder.  Picture an American flag being held by the soldier advancing, the wind blowing it back, streaming behind him, now picture what the flag would look like from his left...that's the 'forward flag' on that shoulder, the representation of a flag that you're used to...now picture from the right shoulder, it's still streaming back, as the soldier advances to victory, but it 'looks backward' as you don't see the stationary flag displayed that way.
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American is the record label and the upside down flag is their logo.  \n\nhttp://www.americanrecordings.com/
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It is officially called -- Are you ready this super technical term? -- the "upside-down question mark." It is placed at the beginning of any Spanish sentence that is a question.\n\nI actually feel that the English language should adapt this.  Have you ever started reading out loud and when you find yourself getting to the end of a sentence, you see the question mark and realized that you didn't phrase it like a sentence?  Having the question mark at the beginning of the sentence, lets you know in advance you are reading a question :)
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go to vfw.com and find out.
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Unit designation. Sometimes it points up, with a number inside, or down. Even sideways. At far distances, it is hard to tell if a vehicle is from your own unit, since numerical designation couldn't be seen far enough. Having a huge "V" gives you an idea which unit the vehicle belongs to.\n\nThe design might have come from the US Army's 24th Infantry Div. (Mech.) known as the "Victory" division. They painted "Vs" on the side of the vehicle to symbolize this, even on their helmets. In 1990, they were one of the first to arrive in the Gulf and painted their vehicle tan colored. As tradition, they painted the "V" on the side, but a general, noted the simple yet effective recognition feature of the letter "V". Every branch of the armed forces now utilize the symbol, or an alternative.
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Sounds like some of the other naval terms like Backing down.\n would this maybe simply be a term for a manuver on the water.
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Yep. It signifies a four-wheel-drive or All-wheel drive vehicle.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://auto.howstuffworks.com/four-wheel-drive.htm\n\nHope this helps.
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The flag is backwards because it symbolizes that the soldier is carrying the flag and it is streaming behind him.  I.E. if the soldier was carrying a real flag the flag would look the same as the one on his right shoulder.
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It is one upright and one inverted. It represents the duality in nature.\n\nEdit: Two Pentagrams, one upright and one inverted, represent the duality of nature, dark and light, ever in flux. As a magical Yin-Yang this Pentagram can be empowered to support any magical purpose.\nhttp://www.horoscopestore.com/double-pentagram-pentagram-necklace-pendant-jewelry-pr11.html
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U.S. federal code calls for the canton to always be positioned to the left.\n\nThe Army actually has two authorized flag patches, one to be worn on the left shoulder, with the canton facing left, and another "reverse field" patch worn on the right, with the canton facing right. \n\nThe two different orientations are mandated because Army regulations call for the flag "to be worn so that to observers, it looks as if the flag is flying against a breeze," Heath said. \n\nWhat does a stiff wind have to do with this custom?\n\nIn fact, the rule is a nod to the U.S. Army's early history, when wars were fought as a series of carefully choreographed battles -- two armies meeting on a field, clashing head-on until one side emerged victorious. \n\nIn those battles, both mounted cavalry and infantry units would always designate one soldier as "standard bearer," to carry the Colors into the fight. \n\nAs the standard bearer charged, his rapid forward momentum would cause the flag to stream back. \n\nAnd since the Stars and Stripes is mounted with the canton closest to the pole, that section would always be forward. \n\nSo if a soldier is charging into the battle, the flag would give the appearance of forward motion. For the right shoulder, the flag only appears "backward."\n\nAnd that's why soldiers wear the flag patches on the right shoulder "backward." Because retreat in battle, as any soldier will tell you, is not the Army way.
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The Romans used the V to mean U. "REGNVM AVGVSTINVS" means regnum Augustinus" or the reign of Augustine" for example. From there, it was a simple duplication of the V symbol to get W.
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It means an enlisted sailor as opposed to an officer.  It comes from the early british uniform worn by enlisted sailors.
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It's called a palindrome. : )\nP.S. this is interesting... an ambigram can be read upside down and right side up. An example is ipod! . Tilt your head upside down and see what I mean... Hope this helps!
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A 5 sided star that appears upsidedown. Not to be confused with the wiccan "Penticle" which is a right side up 5 sided star and holds totally different significance. Primarily used in the Satanic or Sumarian religions as a representation of anit-Humanity (while the penticle represents humanity therefore it is right-side-up) or the god
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What a great question!  I understand the reasons for the inversion, but the question is why always left to right (a clockwise direction).\n\nI'm guessing it has something to do with the convention that the pilot always sits on the left in the cockpit.  (Hey, if this were a British space shuttle, would the pilot sit on the right?  Just kidding, of course, I know that pilots in British planes follow the same conventions. :-)  )
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you are looking for a value of x such that x is a letter in each word.\n\nthe big upsidedown "U" means the intersection of the two words.\nso they are asking to state what letters will be present when you "intersect" both words. therefore it will be:\n\na. {D,E,S}\n\nbecause they are all present when the words are "intersected" or they are the same in both sets.