Originally Posted by
Tarheel
My thoughts are based on the loyalty and allegiance display of an item. With a national anthem or pledge, the hand goes over the heart (for civilians). There would be different rules for military veterans.
That's a purely American tradition. Nobody else in the world does that.
The lady's tartan sash is a purely Scottish tradition, not American.
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