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The term Saint Alban's Cross refers to a flag in the form of a yellow saltire on a blue field. It is found in several flags, notably that of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, previously a Benedictine monastery, also the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. It was also the flag of the ancient Kingdom of Mercia in the English Midlands.
This design is often erroneously referred to as a "yellow Saint Andrew's Cross", although a modern Saint Andrew's Cross is blue and white.
The cross is also used as the flash for the berets of United States Civil Air Patrol cadets who attend National Blue Beret, a volunteer program in which the cadets actively participate in running the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Cadets must work together and give their all for others, just like St. Alban gave his coat, and his life, for another man.
The Swedish flag is somewhat similar in appearance to the Saint Alban's Cross, but has a yellow-gold Scandinavian cross instead of the yellow saltire or diagonal cross. The two flags have distinct histories.
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