Does any one know about the purple hearts or why the bald eagle is a symbol?
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Purple hearts are a symbol of veterans, the bald eagle is a sign of bravery, it is also the USA's national bird.
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First, for all the geniuses that think this is some big secret that's now been leaked for all the bad guys to find out........you watch too many movies.  It's not classified information, it's common knowledge in the public domain.  Get over it.\n\nNow, look at it this way........suppose the enemy puts the same symbol on their vehicles.  They get into a firefight, things are going crazy, and all of a sudden a bunch of vehicles come by with that symbol, and they blow them to heck.  Whoops! They just killed their own guys!  So it would kinda be counterproductive to put the same symbols on your on vehicles when it so hard to determine friend from foe in the chaos of a battle.\n\nLetters, symbols, and colors have been used for thousands of years to distinguish friend from foe on the battlefield.
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It seems to be a pretty straight-forward representation of their agri-economical strengths.\n\n"The Peruvian coat of arms consists of a shield surrounded by wreaths to symbolize the agricultural importance of Peru. Inside the shield, in the upper left-hand corner, a llama, a chichona tree and a cornucopia all symbolizing the prosperity of the country. At the bottom of the shield the wreath is connected by a bow colored with the national colors of Peru."\n\nhttp://www.special-tplus.com/peru-flag.html
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The Coat of Arms of Mexico has been an important symbol of Mexican politics and culture for centuries. The current coat of arms has changed little since the Aztecs first developed it almost seven hundred years ago. \n\nThe coat of arms depicts a Mexican golden eagle, perched upon a cactus, devouring a snake. To the Aztecs this would have strong religious connotations, but to the Europeans, it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil.\n\nYou can get all details and the picture at :--
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In the days when flags and banners were important to identify opposing elements in battle, King William I "the Lion" who lived from 1143 to 1214, adopted a heraldic device showing a rampant lion, the king of beasts, rearing up with three paws stretched out. This became the royal coat of arms in Scotland. The lion was also incorporated into the Great Seal of Scotland which was placed on all official documents. \n\nWhen the royal coat of arms was being designed, the lion rampant was obviously incorprated, with the Latin motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" meaning "No one attacks me with impunity". In Scots, that became "Wha daur meddle wi' me?" \n\nThe lion rampant flag strictly speaking belongs solely to the monarch - though a Royal Warrant has been issued allowing it to be displayed as a token of loyalty to the crown.
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Haven't found your medal, but the words "ne oublie" are the motto of the Scottish Clan Graham.  They mean "never forget".  Perhaps this helps?
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Sashes symbolized rank usually in the Military and since members for Royalty usually hold positions of rank in the Miltiary of that country, it stands to reason that they would wear sashes.  Furthermore, most royalty were purple sashes, but some do wear red.  \n\nThe reason is that Purple is associated with royalty. It symbolizes power, nobility, luxury, and ambition. It conveys wealth and extravagance.\n\nRed is associated with Leadership. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags.
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They mean this\n\n\nEver wonder why the flag is red, white, and blue? While the flag's colors did not have a specific meaning at the time, the colors were significant for the Great Seal of 1782. \n\nWhite: Signifies purity and innocence \nRed: Signifies valor and bravery \nBlue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice \nWhy stars and stripes? Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.\n\n\n\n\nOne another thought is that\n\n\n"The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & velour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice
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The thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious liberty of mankind.\n\n\nToday fifty stars signal from union, one for each of the fifty sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has ever known.\n\n\nThe colors symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual qualities of the citizens of my country.\n\n\nThe red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers and daughters.\n\n\nThe white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.\n\n\nTheblue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.
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TRUE Benjamin Franklin was not a proponent of the Eagle as the national bird. He believed the turkey was smarter, more representative of the country due to their numbers vs Eagles,. there were other reasons I just don't remember .He wrote a paper on the subject.\n\nDamn! Something just occurred to me. If a Turkey is the National bird, it would probably a protected species. Does that mean we would be eating eagle for Thanksgiving?\n\nActually, we now have a new, unofficial, National Bird. It is called the middle finger salute.
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Marine One is a helicopter.\n\nAir Force One is the call sign for any fixed-wing aircraft that the President of the United States may happen to be in at any given time. Should the aircraft happen to be a rotary-wing aircraft, it is referred to as 'Marine One'.\n\nMarine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes one of 19 helicopters operated by the Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron (HMX-1) "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large VH-3D or the newer, smaller VH-60N Whitehawk. The Marine One helicopter that the president usually rides or the primary presidential helicopter is the Sikorsky VH-3D (Sea King) designed by Igor Sikorsky.\n\nHMX-1 was established in December 1947 as an experimental unit to test and evaluate helicopters and tactics. HMX-1 provides all helicopter transportation for the President both overseas and within the continental United States. It also also provides helicopter emergency evacuation and other support as directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.\n\nThe first use of helicopters for presidential transport was in 1957, when Dwight D. Eisenhower traveled on an H-13 Sioux. Until 1976 the Marine Corps shared the responsibility of helicopter transportation for the president with the US Army. Army helicopters used the call sign Army One while the president was on board.\n\nIn January 1958 both the Executive Flight Detachment and HMX-1 were using the Sikorsky CH-34-C as their primary helicopter. First manufactured in 1958 the CH-34-Chocktaw is the Military transport version of the Sikorsky S-58. The CH-34-C has a crew of two and can carry twelve passengers. A cruise speed of 95 mph and a range of 270 miles.\n\nThere have been, over time, many different helicopters used for the President's transport. These include the Bell UH-1 Huey, the Sikorsky CH-3 Sea King, The Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw, The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight, The Bell 47-J Sioux, and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Aircraft alphanumerical designations are typically modified to 'VH' from 'CH' to reflect the VIP role of the aircraft.\n\nThe Executive Flight Detachment was disbanded in 1973, and HMX-1 took over all helicopter operations for the White House.\nA Modified VH-60N is the primary helicopter flying as Marine One today. First manufactured in 1974, the VH-60N is a variant of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The VH-60N has a crew of three, a cruise speed of 150 mph and a range of 580 miles.♥
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incredibly interesting.. never heard it though - i really haven't studied the koran as much as i'd like. \nthe beak - could be the pheonix or the eagle\ni think before 1751 on the american dollar, we had an eagle who looked more like a pheonix, and by many people it was one.\nis alot of masonic symbol crap that has me thinking lately. why do we have 13 stars on coins? it's been a LONG time since we had 13 states. who in the world came up with the idea of putting the eye of ra on the dollar? of the latin? masonic symbols are EVERYWHERE! SG1 uses 'em slightly in the command center on the wall... Legend of Zoro was very cool; it showed a conspiracy about the 'knights of aaragon' (templars/masons).. and if you still the pages of the open book - its got mason picture symbols.... lets see.. Jehovas witnesses & mormons were made by masonry - i have proof of that.. but i'm a little off subject. im me as you like
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It's actually kind of a nonissue. No one's tried to use that symbol, so it hasn't been added to the list. No one's refusing anything, the paperwork just takes forever and a day to go through. Many symbols aren't on the list yet, like the Christian fish.
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There is a huge database of all our brave soldiers who have earned purple hearts.  Visit the link below and click on "How to access the registry", which will give you instructions on how to access this database.\n\nhttp://www.amervets.com/phmedl.htm
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They used pictures for letters. on this website there is a table with all the symbols that represent each letter.\nb=leg\nd=hand sideways\ne=flag\nf=slug\ng=fan\nh= weird shape\nl=lion.........i think you get it, the pictures are better on the website\n\nhttp://www.kingtut-treasures.com/hiero.htm\ngood luck.
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It could refer to the appearance of baldness, as in bald eagle, which has white feathers on its head.  Or there's bald mountain, which is so tall that the top is above the tree line.
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It is a Freemason symbol representing the all-seeing eye of G-d. Many of the Founding Fathers for the United States were Freemasons, we we have lots of Masonic symbolism in our culture...although most Americans aren't really aware of where it all comes from.