Thread: I am the Flag!!!

I am the Flag Howard Schnauber
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I am the flag of the United States 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,
the trenches of France,
in the Argonne Forest,
Anzio, Rome, and the beaches of Normandy. Guam, Okinawa, Korea and
KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know 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 on the streets of my country.
And when it's 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.
My name is 'Old Glory'! Long may I wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Love it.

All those things done WITHOUT illegals. Just think of it.

This is why we have to keep on fighting !! The OBL thinks we're just a big market and not a country.

Our flag was born in battle and baptised in blood by a group of rebels who believed in freedom and doing what was right and just!
These are the reasons it shall never fall!

Thanks Sosad, you always find the best stuff to share.

Rawhide!

Thanks SOSAD!

Welcome to all !!! I like it to, it chokes me up, and it felt like a good time after the incident with the veteran last week. I felt the same passion he did to see another flag flying above Old Glory!!

Not to mention the Mexican Flags flying all over our country at present

MOMENT OF SILENCE....

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL SOSAD. JUST BEAUTIFUL. I WILL POST THIS ON OTHER BOARDS. THEY WILL LOVE IT.

HEY I KNOW WHO WOULD CRINGE TO SEE THIS....DREAMERS...HE HE. I AM GOING TO POST THIS ON "DREAMER" BOARDS.

Boy, that brings tears to your eyes!

Most mornings, in Boston, I walk from my train station over to the Navy Yard where I work. At 8:00 a.m., a cannon sound goes off, and they raise the flag on the "Constitution", and play the National Anthem.

Everybody stops and salutes the flag. It's really a good start to the day. It's quite moving, and I close my eyes and think about what we're fighting for here.