Here's the text of it ... emphasis mine:
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.
FWIW.
Choose ye this day whom you will serve.
As for me and my house, we will serve The LORD.
Yes, I have! in fact, here is how “The Pledge” has “evolved” through time:
1892:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
1892 to 1923:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
1923 to 1954:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
1954 to Present:
“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.”
The reason it was changed in 1954, was in response to a little thing called Soviet Russia, and it’s little doctrine called Communism, otherwise, it would have remained unchanged, until this current President could get his fingers around it.
I was born before the last literary change, which I have no problem embracing.
I am swearing/pledging allegiance to the FLAG, that has flown over every military installation that I grew up on, and in my own time, served upon. It is the FLAG that drapes our fallen military members’ caskets, who have given their all in securing our Freedom. It is the FLAG that was once draped over the casket of a slain President in 1963, who was also a WW2 veteran. It is the FLAG that was draped over my best friend’s casket, when returned from Vietnam, in 1969.
That FLAG is the very symbol of Freedom, bought and paid for in the blood of our GI’s, throughout time.