on a hat the stars should be to the flag's own right, but as was posted up thread, if all patches are now velcro backed and he put it there himself, it was a simple mistake on his part, no harm no foul
i was taking issue if it was a mass produced hat with a sewn on flag that would indicate a poor quality control/inspection program on the part of the supplier at taxpayer expense on top of poor flag etiquette
i have no issue with the man doing his job
gotcha ...
(maybe he parts his hair that way ;)