| I Am the Flag of the "UnitedStates
of America"
My name is Old
Glory.
I fly atop the
world's tallest buildings.
I stand watch
in America's halls of justice.
I fly majestically
over institutions of learning.
I stand guard
with power in the world.
Look up and see
me.
I stand for peace,
honor, truth and justice.
I stand for freedom.
I am confident.
I am arrogant.
I am proud.
When I am flown
with my fellow banners,
My head is a
little higher,
My colors a little
truer.
I bow to no one!
I am recognized
all over the world.
I am worshipped
- I am saluted.
I am loved -
I am revered.
I am respected
- and I am feared.
I have fought
in every battle of every war
for more then
200 years.
I was flown at
Valley Forge,
Gettysburg, Shiloh
and Appamatox.
I was there at
San Juan Hill,
In the trenches
of France, in the Argonne Forest,
Anzio, Rome and
the beaches of Normandy.
Guam, Okinawa,
Korea and KheSan, Saigon,
Vietnam knows
me. I was there.
I led my troops,
I was dirty, battleworn and tired,
But my soldiers
cheered me and I was proud.
I have been burned,
torn and trampled on the
streets of countries
I have helped set free.
It does not hurt
for I am invincible.
I have been soiled
upon, burned, torn and
trampled in the
streets of my country.
And when it's
done by those whom I've served in battle,
it hurts.
But I shall overcome - for I am strong.
I have slipped
the bonds of Earth
and stood watch
over the uncharted frontiers of space
from my vantage
point on the moon.
I have borne
silent witness to all of America's finest hours.
But my finest
hours are yet to come.
When I am torn
into strips and used as bandages
for my wounded
comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown
at half-mast to honor my soldier,
Or when I
lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent
at the grave
of their fallen son or daughter, I
am proud.
Please send this
page and my message to all who still love
and respect me
that I may fly proudly
for another two
hundred years.
God Bless America,
God Bless Our Flag
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