Its a simple method of IFF ( Identification Friend or Foe) in the battlefield. Many of the ultra's run around wearing Army style fatigues and a disturbing number have stolen / insidiously procured actual Army uniforms also. Wearing this kind of identification tag helps our counter forces to quickly distinguish the enemy so as to avoid fratricide. Most military forces follow this pattern, in Afghanistan and Iraq for example, the Western forces placed large bright orange flags on vehicals so that aircraft flying overhead would not mistake them for hostiles. In WWII, Allied aircraft sported big black & white stripes in European theater to avoid misidentification.
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