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There is bound to be more than one answer to this question, but the first that occurs to me is "The Right of the Line", the position of honor on the extreme right of the vanguard, or first line of battle.
In ancient armies, soldiers were equipped primarily with sword or spear and shield. Since most people are right handed, the shield was usually held in the left hand and the weapon in the right. Thus the man at The Right end of the Line had no shield bearer to his right and only his own weapon to defend himself on his right side, so the strongest and bravest man was traditionally placed on the right-hand end of the line.
Thus, taking The Right of the Line became a position of highest honor since it exposed the soldier there to the greatest danger.
Right of the Line is the motto of the U.S. Field Artillery.
In most services to this day, a junior of any rank or rate walking with a senior will walk on the senior's left, thus placing the senior on The Right of the Line, the Position of Honor.
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