Ball on top of pole

June 23, 2006 11:24am CST
Is it true that the ball on top of the pole is to hold two things: 1) a match and 2) a bullet? I was told that the match is used by a soldier to burn the flag if it is about to be taken by the enemy and the bullet is used by a soldier if he is about to be taken captive. Any truth in this?
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