Salute - Civilian Salutes

A salute is a gesture or other action used to indicate respect. Salutes are primarily associated with military forces, but other organizations and even general populations use salutes. Salute - Civilian Salutes. While such gestures as tipping one's hat as one passed others on the street could be considered salutes, the most common civilian salute is rendered to the flag. In the United States, civilians salute the flag by placing their right hands over their hearts and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (Men r ...

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• Salute - Civilian Salutes
• Salute - Roman salute
• Salute - Clenched fist salute
• Salute - Greetings
• Salute - Obeisances
• Salute - Military Salutes
• Salute - Hand Salutes
• Salute - Small Arms Salutes
• Salute - Heavy Arms : Gun Salutes
• Salute - From United States Army Field Manual FM 22-5
• Salute - Salutes in Fiction

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While such gestures as tipping one's hat as one passed others on the street could be considered salutes, the most common civilian salute is rendered to the flag. In the United States, civilians salute the flag by placing their right hands over their hearts and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. (Men remove any headgear and hold it over their hearts, if applicable.) In Latin America, especially in Mexico, a salute similar to the United States military's salute (see below) is used, but the hand is placed across the left chest with the palm facin ...

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Salute, Salute - Civilian Salutes, Salute - Roman salute, Salute - Clenched fist salute, Salute - Greetings, Salute - Obeisances, Salute - Military Salutes, Salute - Hand Salutes, Salute - Small Arms Salutes, Salute - Heavy Arms : Gun Salutes, Salute - From United States Army Field Manual FM 22-5, Salute - Salutes in Fiction

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In military traditions of various times and places, there have been numerous methods of performing salutes, using hand gestures, cannon or rifle shots, hoisting of flags, removal of head gear or other means of showing respect or obeisance. Salute - Hand Salutes. A common military hand salute consists of raising the right hand, held flat, to the right eyebrow. In the United States, the hand is horizontal, as if shading the eyes. This salute is based on the British naval-salute of the Royal Navy which ...

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Salute, Salute - Civilian Salutes, Salute - Roman salute, Salute - Clenched fist salute, Salute - Greetings, Salute - Obeisances, Salute - Military Salutes, Salute - Hand Salutes, Salute - Small Arms Salutes, Salute - Heavy Arms : Gun Salutes, Salute - From United States Army Field Manual FM 22-5, Salute - Salutes in Fiction

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In the 1984 movie 1984 (though not the novel), both soldiers marching on parade and the proles at a frenzied "Two Minute Hate" are seen waving both clenched fists overhead with their wrists crossed. The power that would ordinarily be shown by the clenched fists is undercut by the wrists being held as if bound. A very similar gesture is seen in Pink Floyd's The Wall, but there the wrists are repeatedly banged together -- an expression more powerful t ...

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Salute, Salute - Civilian Salutes, Salute - Roman salute, Salute - Clenched fist salute, Salute - Greetings, Salute - Obeisances, Salute - Military Salutes, Salute - Hand Salutes, Salute - Small Arms Salutes, Salute - Heavy Arms : Gun Salutes, Salute - From United States Army Field Manual FM 22-5, Salute - Salutes in Fiction

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