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How many guns salute does a soldier get?
A soldier gets a 21 gun salute.
What does the term twenty one guns mean?
A twenty one gun salute is a military (army and navy) honour for Heads of State. This is thought to come about for the early days of gunpowder which was very hard to keep dry on ships. So naval ships would fire a seven gun salute, which forts on land had to answer with a ratio of 3 to 1, this is where the number 21 comes from.
Where did the modern Western military salute come from?
The modern western military salute evolved from the practice of raising ones hat. The salute is used as a symbolic gesture.
Why do you we salute the flag?
We salute the flag because it shows loyalty and it shows the love for our country.
Hitler's hail to victory salute?
Hitler adopted the stiff-armed salute for his troops from Benito Mussolini, who had copied the old Roman salute. Hitler went to the extreme had had civilian people punished who would not give the salute. The salute was not given to victory but was given with the verbal salute of "Heil Hitler". ________ Another theory I've heard is that he adopted Mussolini's fascist arm raise only because he had a hand-shaking phobia.
