I AM OLD GLORY


I am old glory: For more than nine score years I have been the banner of hope and freedom for generation after generation of Americans. Born amid the first flames of America's fight for freedom, I am the symbol of a country that has grown from a little group of thirteen colonies to a united nation of fifty sovern states. Planted firmly on the high pinnacle of American Faith my my gently fluttering folds have proven an inspiration to untold millions. Men have followed me into battle with unwavering courage. They hav looked upon me as a symbol of national unity. They have prayed that they and their fellow citizens might continue to enjoy the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, which have been granted to every American as the heritage of free men. So long as men love liberty more than life itself; so long as they treasure the priceless priviledges bought with the blood of our forefathers; so long as the principles truth, justice, and charity for all remain deeply roted in human hearts, I will continue to be the enduring banner of the United States of America.