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Kissing a banner - Tal Inbar - 04-11-2003
What is this ceremony?
Kissing a banner - yolkin - 04-11-2003
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
Kissing a banner - OKP - 08-12-2018
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...