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Flag Day |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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A FLAG’S BIRTHDAY On the Fourth we Celebrate The Birth of our Nation But a Teacher in Wisconsin Gave the Flag its Occasion. In Eighteen eighty-five He had his students Celebrate The Birthday of our Flag Which was one hundred and eight. As more People over years Observed the Fourteenth as “Flag Day” In Nineteen sixteen Woodrow Wilson Proclaimed it so, in May. Then in nineteen forty-nine An act of Congress was declared Signed by President Truman That since, we all have shared. “National Flag Day” was born From those sewn strips of rag And we should Honor it every day Old Glory, our Grand Flag. 06-14-2005 some older ones > THE GOOD OL' DAYS They said, "It's alright to burn it." "You can throw it to the ground." "You can wear it on your back. That symbol of the freedom bound. It's been through catastrophes - Flown high in wartimes' strife - Men swore they would protect it And did so with their life. What makes them so supreme - The high court of this land To tell us when those Stars and Stripes Should fall; when they should stand. What right do they think they have To let our flag be set ablaze - Once, it was loved and respected - Back there, in the good ol' days. OLD GLORY IN 2001 Those "STARS AND STRIPES" gained new meaning In the year two thousand and one It flew prouder over our Country Where a new war had begun. On September eleventh "They" tried to bring it down Along with those "Two Towers" That came crashing to the ground. But, the American people caught it And held it high for all to see This is still, "THE HOME OF THE BRAVE" And, "THE LAND OF THE FREE". Those people who do evil Will shudder at the sight As "OLD GLORY" catches them In all it's power and might. We might not always do justice Under it's waving grace But, it's meaning to Freedom Will always stand it's place. It's always been a symbol And hope, for people in this world It sends a very special message Each time, it is unfurled. The "STARS AND STRIPES" will wave Those colors, "RED, WHITE, AND BLUE" As long, as there are Freedom lovers Or all life on Earth, is through. OLD GLORY More than two hundred years ago Betsy Ross sewed strips of rag - From those bits of colored cloth Was shaped "Old Glory", our grand flag. Stripes of red and white For the thirteen colonies - White stars against the blue Began waving in the breeze. It's gone through minor changes - With stars added, as we grew - It's flown proudly o'er our land And in some other countries, too. That symbol of our freedom - Should be protected, at all cost - But now our reverence for it Seems, to be getting lost. There are some things so sacred To our great American way That, those who desecrate it Should, have a price, to pay. Even though each buys his own That flag belongs to us all - It's owned by all the people And we should never let it fall. Del "Abe" Jones |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Abe~  Thank you for reminding us of this wonderful celebration for our flag~ It's a personal thrill to drive down the streets of my town and see SO MANY displaying our flag~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Enjoyed this, and the history lesson, which I need now and then, just to remember the why's and hows...thank you |
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