If you've ever seen a soldier in uniform, you may have noticed that the flag on their uniform appears to be backwards, but ...

That's because the flag on an American servicemember's uniform is backward. That is to say, the canton (the top left corner), which houses the blue field of 50 white stars, is in the upper right.

The Power and Politics of Flags," explains why American flags are reversed on military uniforms. Following is a transcript of the video. A lot of people ask, "Why is the US flag reversed when it's ...