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I
Am the Flag of the
Of
the
United States of America
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 - and I am
feared.
I have fought in
every battle
of
every war
for
more then 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 borne 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
battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast
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.
Please
forward this message to all who still love
and
respect me that I may fly proudly
for
another two hundred years.
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