I typify that indomitable spirit of determination brought
to my land by Christopher Columbus and by all my
forefathers - the Pilgrims, Puritans, settlers at
Jamestown and Plymouth.

I am as old as my nation. I am a living symbol of my
nation's law: the Constitution of the United States
and the Bill of Rights.

I voice Abraham Lincoln's philosophy: "A government
of the people, by the people,for the people."

I stand guard over my nation's schools, the seedbed of
good citizenship and true patriotism.

I am displayed in every schoolroom throughout my
nation; every schoolyard has a flag pole for my display.

Daily thousands upon thousands of boys and girls pledge
their allegiance to me and my country.

I have my own law—Public Law 829, "The Flag Code" -
which definitely states my correct use and display
for all occasions and situations.

I have my special day, Flag Day. June 14 is set aside
to honor my birth.

Americans, I am the sacred emblem of your country. I
symbolize your birthright, your heritage of liberty
purchased with blood and sorrow.

I am your title deed of freedom, which is yours to enjoy
and hold in trust for posterity.

If you fail to keep this sacred trust inviolate, if I am
nullified and destroyed, you and your children will
become slaves to dictators and despots.

Eternal vigilance is your price of freedom.

As you see me silhouetted against the peaceful skies of
my country, remind yourself that I am the flag of your
country, that I stand for what you are - no more, no less.


Guard me well, lest your freedom perish from the earth.
Dedicate your lives to those principles for which I stand:
"One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all."

I was created in freedom. I made my first appearance
in a battle for human liberty.

God grant that I may spend eternity in my "land of the
free and the home of the brave" and that I shall ever
be known as "Old Glory,"
the flag of the United States of America.

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