I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government, February 14, 1778.
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The burial at sea of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, performed by the U.S. Navy on USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic Ocean on September 14, 2012
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Iwo Jima
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Marines plant the American flag on Guam, July 21, 1944
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Bonhomme Richard vs HMS Serapis, 23 September 1779. Artwork of Anton O. Fischer.
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AT1 Richard E Sweeney’s body was recovered after the Navy reconnaissance aircraft (EC-121) Beggar Shadow he was flying in was shot down by North Korea in 1969.  Pictured is the casket of Sweeney being carried from USS Tucker to Sasebo Japan Navy base.
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Kamikaze Crash into USS Missouri Battle during WWII

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CTICS Shannon Kent coming home

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George Foreman, in the 1968 Summer Olympics won a gold medal in Mexico City. 
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Burial at sea USS New Mexico, WWII
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U.S. Flag raised over Shuri castle on Okinawa, June 22, 1945
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Sailors hoist the national ensign on board the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) while deployed to the U.S. Seventh Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Betsy Ross’ Flag
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Admiral Henry B. Wilson, the first American commander of American Naval forces at Gibraltar in 1917

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Colonel Francis Fenton, USMC, (pictured kneeling) conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, near Shuri Okinawa, May 1945.

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The Battle of Tarawa: 76 Hours of Hell – 5,700 Dead for Twelve Square Miles. The American flag is raised over Betio for the first time on November 24, 1943.
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March 27, 2020,  USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) arrived in Los Angeles, CA . Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.

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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 – I am feared.

I have fought in every battle of every war for more than 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 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 born 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 battle field,
when I am flown at halfmast 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.
I am the flag of the United States of America.

Originally entitled, My Name is Old Glory by Howard Schnauber