Re: FB - emblems

Richard Slattery wrote:
...snip...JTL
> > Mikko:
> > >I *think* he was talking about the Union Jack.
> >
> > Right--Union Jack.	That's what I meant.  Fortunately it's the same
> > color combo as the American flag, which prevents hard feelings that
> > might otherwise be associated with it.
> >
> > John
> >
> 
> FYI, for the pedants amongst us, as far as I know the Union Jack is
> the flag flown on United Kingdom naval vessels, while the Union Flag
> is the one flown on buildings etc. Not that I know what the
> difference between how they look is, if there is any.

Greetings All,
     The 'Jack' is a small flag flown on the bow of a (war) ship 
when it is in port.   The 'Union Jack' is both the U.S.A. and the 
U.K., when refering to this small flag.   For the U.K. it is the 
'Union Jack' that we all know.	 For the U.S.A. it is the blue field
of stars from the national flag. 
     For the U.K. the national flag at the stern has a red, white,
or blue field attached and is called an 'ensign'.
     Exactly what determines the assignment of the colored ensigns
is not known to me.

Bye for now,
John L.