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Tal Inbar · 04-11-2003, 06:25 AM

What is this ceremony?

yolkin · 04-11-2003, 08:37 AM

I saw this before, but never really paid any attention...

This is a ceremony for showing the loyalty to the Flag of one's unit and the unit itself. I do not believe this was done very often. The military was not the only organization that practiced this custom. Pioneers, Komsomol, etc. also did this.

Eric

OKP · 08-12-2018, 05:04 AM

It is done when a commander is leaving its unit due to a new assignment or when soldiers are ending their service.
Here dembels of the 345th Sep. Guards ABN Rgt in Bagram Afghanistan...

04-11-2003, 08:37 AM	#2
yolkin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 46 Posts: 206	I saw this before, but never really paid any attention... This is a ceremony for showing the loyalty to the Flag of one's unit and the unit itself. I do not believe this was done very often. The military was not the only organization that practiced this custom. Pioneers, Komsomol, etc. also did this. Eric __________________ Soviet Union is the only country with an unpredictable ... past! Last edited by yolkin; 04-28-2003 at 12:49 PM.

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