Regimental flags were dipped to honor the men coming home.
In addition, many military units had their own regimental flags they would carry into battle.
Contains photo of original regimental flag for the 15th Alabama.
The regimental flag has horizontal bars of red, blue and yellow.
The regiment lost an additional 120 men, and the regimental flag was captured.
We carried five regimental flags, every one supposed to represent something like a thousand soldiers.
Regimental and company flags took the lead as color-bearers stepped out in front of their units.
The loss of a regimental flag was a disgrace to the command.
The background of all the aviation regimental flags is ultramarine blue.
Now carrying the blue regimental flag, Veale continued in the fight through heavy enemy fire.
