The way I learned it first

The Rules About How to Address the U.S. Flag Came About Because No One Wanted to Look Like a Nazi

Smithsonian …the Pledge of Allegiance—a ritual that used to involve a salute that required you to raise your right hand, flip your palm down, point it toward the flag in a salute and recite the words. These instructions might seem unthinkable today for obvious reasons—they're reminiscent of rows of Nazis saluting their Fuhrer. But believe it or not, they date from the beginning of the Pledge itself.…

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