Ex navy fag here. I've been thinking about the big flag post from 10 days ago. When going into action, the Navy raises the battle ensign which is a much bigger flag than the standard ensign. In the days of wooden ships and low technology it was to ensure you knew who you were fighting. Just a thought, might not be anything related but the big flag post indicated to me that they were going into battle.
If we all gave up when things got tough, we'd lose and all our grandkids would be speaking mandarin.