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The Delta Islands flag

Posted on January 12, 2009 by joe
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As part of his training materials, George created an entire country called the Delta Islands. Trainees had to visit these fictitious sunny islands to cover all sorts of events, most memorably, a military coup to oust its “playboy president” Nero Belsac.

The Delta Islands even had a flag:

delta-islands-flag

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