[Diogenesis]

I - - Me; an individual; a committee of one.

Pledge - - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.

Allegiance - - My love and my devotion.

To the Flag - - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.

United - - That means that we have all come together.

States - - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.

And to the Republic - - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.

For which it stands One Nation - - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God.

Indivisible - - Incapable of being divided.

With Liberty - - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.

And Justice - - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.

For All - - For All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.

And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:

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.

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country,
and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God.
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?

[by Red Skelton]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Local radio played this piece this morning and will play it every hour.
Pity the IRS and the WH won’t hear it...

[StonyBurk]

D,—and some months later—on June 25,1969 I enlisted in the United States Army,where we trained to oppose All enemy foreign or domestic for the next 7 yrs. 7 months and a wake up.At Ft.Campbell we were given copy of the US Navy pamphlet titled Our Flag:—with a picture of US Marines in dress uniform honoring Our Flag. (We were responsible for everything within those pages —except that material specific to that other branch of our Military service.[one of the few items I have kept since]but Red Skelton’s tribute was rebroadcast many times while I served-and I still enjoy hearing him for he was a Patriot. Kinda like John Wayne’s America:why I love her album.

[Northern Yankee]

My flags are flying!

Had to get a new American flag to replace my old one, which had become torn and tattered. I will drop it off in front of the VFW mailbox for old flags.

Happy Flag Day!

[FamiliarFace]

I love Red Skelton. He was a great man, who could actually make people laugh, and didn’t have to resort to potty humor or insults to do it.