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Old Glory
Submitted by retired Petty Officer
Jim Cava, United States Navy
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THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ¶
You are
the most superlative ¶ most
significant
Most
sublime ¶ most singular ¶
most sacred flag in the world.
Your
elegant and ever-meaningful colors symbolize
The true
meaning of Americanism and American Patriotism.
RED
defines Courage ¶ Zeal
¶ The Lifeblood of Patriotic
Americans
WHITE
defines Purity in Word and Deed ¶
Cleanness of Life ¶ Rectitude of
Conduct
BLUE
defines Faith in God ¶ Truth ¶
Loyalty ¶ Friendship.
You are
the symbol of:
The land
of the free and the home of the brave
The
Greatest Nation in the World
THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
You are
the symbol of:
The
fundamental and undeniable principles for which America
stands:
HONOR
- To be Good ¶ LIBERTY
- To be Free
EQUALITY
- To be One ¶
JUSTICE - To be Fair ¶ HUMANITY
- To be Kind
You are
the symbol of:
Our
Declaration of Independence
To which
we hold these truths to be self-evident
That all
people are created equal
That all
people are made one and the same
With a
Heart and a Soul! - A Body and a Mind!
That all
people are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights
That
among these rights are:
LIFE -
The right for us to Live
LIBERTY
- The right for us to be Free
And the
pursuit of HAPPINESS - The right for us to be Happy
You are
the symbol of:
Our
Constitution
The
basic instrument of our government
And the
supreme law of our land
That was
founded upon the essential rights of all people
And
which is the embodiment of democratic principles
With the
promise that those essential rights will be respected and protected.
You are
the symbol of:
Our
Righteous and Almighty Creator
The
Honorable / Patriotic Americans who founded our country
Devoted
Parents and Teachers
Commendable
Veterans
Dedicated
Police Officers and Fire Fighters
Dependable
First Aid and Ambulance Personnel
The
Mentally and Physically Challenged
Younger
Americans and Senior Citizens
Honest
Workers and Selfless Volunteers
Honorable
Americans and Upright Citizens
You are
the symbol of:
Our true
American Patriots
Our true
American Heroes.
The brave
American men and women
Made up
of all races, colors and creeds,
Who gave
and who are giving unselfishly of themselves in service to our
country
To help
us - And to protect us
Our
basic rights and the basic rights of all people
And to
defend our country and the principles for which she stands.
You are
the symbol of:
The bravest
and the greatest Armed Forces in the world
The
United States
Navy ¶
Marine Corps ¶ Army
Air
Force ¶ Coast Guard ¶
National Guard
You are
the symbol of:
The bravest
and the greatest Public Safety in the world
The
Police Department ¶ Fire Department
First
Aid and Ambulance Corps of the United States.
You are
the symbol of:
All the
Honorable / Patriotic Americans
Who
answered the call of duty.
Who
served our country to preserve and defend
The
principles for which she stands.
You are
the symbol of:
The
Honorable / Patriotic Americans of
The
Revolutionary War ¶ The War of 1812 ¶
The Mexican War
The
Civil War ¶ The Spanish-American War
World
War I ¶ World War II
The
Korean War ¶ The Vietnam War ¶
Desert Storm
Bay of
Pigs ¶ Beirut ¶
Bosnia ¶ Desert Fox ¶
Granada ¶ Haiti
Operation
Allied Force ¶ Panama ¶
Persian Gulf ¶ Saudi Arabia.
You are
the symbol of:
Our
unsung American Hero
"The
Honorable / Patriotic American Woman."
Who
served our country with steadfast devotion
Not only
in the Armed Forces of our United States, but also in civilian life.
Who
through her bounty of abiding strength and gentle courage
Has mothered
and safeguarded:
Honor,
Liberty, Equality, Justice and most assuredly Humanity.
You are
the symbol of:
Our
extraordinary American Patriots
Our
extraordinary American Heroes.
The
thousands upon thousands of American Prisoners Of War
Who suffered
- And who died, mercilessly at the hands of the enemy.
And the
many who never came home.
You are
the symbol of:
The
hundreds and hundreds of thousands of Honorable / Patriotic
Americans
Who
sacrificed their lives, their loves, and their possessions
For our
country in the line of duty.
You are
the symbol of:
Their suffering
and death - Blood, sweat and tears.
You are
the symbol of:
The
reality they have made for you and me, and millions upon millions
Of
Americans to possess a magnificent birthright and the bountiful
satisfaction
Of
living in a country that is free and just.
You are
the symbol of:
Their
supreme patriotism and our everlasting gratitude.
You are
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
[Retired
Petty Officer Jim Cava,
United States Navy]
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