US schools also employed salute

In reference to your review of "The Hitler Salute: On the Meaning of a Gesture" (Sunday Books, June 15), I wonder how many people realize that, until World War II, I recall every day saluting the American flag just like the Germans did in our grammar school, arms straight out, slightly elevated. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)

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