Happy Flag Day! June 14, 2016

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1. Old Glory
   By Peter A. Todd

   Proudly we salute our Nation’s Flag
   Its colors of Red White and Blue
   To Americans it represents the freedom we have
   To enable us to express our views
   Crimson red is a symbol of blood that was shed
   Through the battlefields in present and the past
   Mixed with virgin white of the cross at graves head
   The memory of each soldier who died in time cast
   How proud we are that our Nations Flag is flown
   Through times of peace and the torments of war
   To our children the true meaning of freedom shown
   As Old Glory flies overhead and the eagle soars
   We stand proud saluting the flag of our Nation
   As were inspired by its colors of red white and blue
   It is a reminder of our soldiers and their dedication
   Who died fighting for Freedom and justice too
   On this day we retire our symbol of Freedom
   Its stars and colors of red white and blue
   For within the spirit of the burning flames
   We will raise a new flag of Hope and Reason
   That the dreams of an end to all wars will come true

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   1. That is wonderful!
      Gold Star Mother
      Anita

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2. Thanks Paul and GMG Red-White-Blue Colors don’t run and I was so happy to even see her flying high up on the break wall lanes cove could say she weathered man storms Satisfaction Guaranteed! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂

   Another!
   Published on Sep 30, 2013
   My Name Is Old Glory

   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 great institutes of learning.
   I stand guard with the greatest military 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 respected.
   I am revered. I am loved.
   And I am feared.

   I have fought every battle of every war for more than 200 years…
   Gettysburg, Shilo, Appomatox, San Juan Hill, the trenches of France,
   the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome, the beaches of Normandy,
   the deserts of Africa, the cane fields of the Philippines,
   the rice paddies and jungles of Guam, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Vietnam,
   and a score of places long forgotten by all but those who were with me.

   I was there!

   I led my soldiers.
   I followed them.
   I watched over them…
   They loved me.
   I was on a small hill in Iwo Jima.
   I was dirty, battle-worn and tired,
   but my soldiers cheered me,
   and I was proud.

   I have been soiled, 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, burned, torn and trampled on the streets of my country,
   and when it is by those with whom I have served in battle . . . it hurts.
   But I shall overcome . . . for I am strong.

   I have slipped the bonds of Earth
   and stand watch over the uncharted new frontiers of space
   from my vantage point on the moon.

   I have been a silent witness to all of America’s finest hours.
   But my finest hour comes
   when I am torn into strips to be used for bandages
   for my wounded comrades on the field of battle.
   when I fly at half mast to honor my soldiers…
   and when I lie in the trembling arms
   of a grieving mother at the graveside of her fallen son.

   I am proud.
   My name is Old Glory.
   Dear God . . . Long may I wave!

   SMSgt. Don S. Miller, USAF (Ret.)
   Copyright © 1983
   Relisted January 9, 2009
   Author’s Note… “My Name is Old Glory” was my way of remembering my brother,
   Gunnery Sergeant John F. Miller, US Marine Corps.

   Editor’s Note… USA Patriotism! has confirmed through the US Copyright office and other
   documents that Don Miller is the author of “My Name is Old Glory” regardless of who
   might be listed as the author elsewhere.

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