My guess it was for the other shoulder and was ordered to swap patches
for the camera.

It is very unlikely it was a sign of distress, but possible.

Martin

On 11/21/2010 7:56 PM, rangerssuck wrote:
The other night, we were watching Medal of Honor recipient Sgt.
Salvatore Giunta on TV. He was in uniform, though not a formal dress
uniform. My wife noticed that on his right arm he wore a flag patch
that appeared backwards - the blue field with stars was in the upper
right.

I've never seen (or at least never noticed) that before. Actually, I
thought the stars in the upper left was specified in the flag code. Do
any of you have any insight on this?

BTW, Giunta is definitely a guy you'd want on your team. Brains, guts
and humility.