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Posted on Oct 13, 2014
When is it correct to salute with your left hand?
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Richard H.
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There are a gazillion discussions on saluting on RP...let's see how many know this one.
NO PEEKING at regs or other people's replies until you've answered!
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*Note: Photo added by RP Staff, noted that these salutes are with the right hand!
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I'm going to go with, those wounded warriors without a right hand
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When your right hand/ arm is missing or injured and not usable.
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When you lost your right one
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Daniel Melendez
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When you're the company guidon
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Daniel Melendez
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A guidon
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Jesse Stinton
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When you're boot luey (I've never tried to spell that) is a real tool
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Willie Edwards
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Amputee veterans?
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Leon Riege
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never gave or got a left hand salute or for that matter never heard the command eyes left or ready back nor sag sag sag
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Joseph Chubb
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When your right hand is incapacitated, such as in a cast.
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Michael Gregorio
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When you have a injured and an unusable right hand, or arm.
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