In this case, they mean symbols, there are different symbols being discussed.
40 posted on 06/05/2023 10:05:17 AM PDT by ansel12
(NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
Right...are they saying it is one of the standards they copied from the Roman Legions (a long pole, held straight up, with a hanging banner and a wreath and eagle on top?
Because if it is that, the Obama Administration beat them to it (from this graphic I put together back in the day):
44 posted on 06/05/2023 12:55:10 PM PDT by rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)