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Eagles Dominion I am the flag of the United States of America
I was born on June 14, 1777, in Philadelphia.
There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the national flag.
My thirteen stripes alternating red and white, with a union of thirteen white stars in a field of blue, represented a new constellation, a new nation dedicated to the personal and religious liberty of mankind.
Today fifty stars signal from my union, one for each of the fifty sovereign states in the greatest constitutional republic the world has ever known.
My colors symbolize the patriotic ideals and spiritual qualities of the citizens of my country.
My red stripes proclaim the fearless courage and integrity of American men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers and daughters.
My white stripes stand for liberty and equality for all.
My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.
I represent these eternal principles: liberty, justice, and humanity.
I embody American freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the press, and the sanctity of the home.
I typify that indomitable spirit of determination brought to my land by Christopher Columbus and by all my forefathers - the Pilgrims, Puritans, settlers at James town and Plymouth.
I am as old as my nation.
I am a living symbol of my nation's law: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
I voice Abraham Lincoln's philosophy: "A government of the people, by the people,for the people."
I stand guard over my nation's schools, the seedbed of good citizenship and true patriotism.
I am displayed in every schoolroom throughout my nation; every schoolyard has a flag pole for my display.
Daily thousands upon thousands of boys and girls pledge their allegiance to me and my country.
I have my own law—Public Law 829, "The Flag Code" - which definitely states my correct use and display for all occasions and situations.
I have my special day, Flag Day. June 14 is set aside to honor my birth.
Americans, I am the sacred emblem of your country. I symbolize your birthright, your heritage of liberty purchased with blood and sorrow.
I am your title deed of freedom, which is yours to enjoy and hold in trust for posterity.
If you fail to keep this sacred trust inviolate, if I am nullified and destroyed, you and your children will become slaves to dictators and despots.
Eternal vigilance is your price of freedom.
As you see me silhouetted against the peaceful skies of my country, remind yourself that I am the flag of your country, that I stand for what you are - no more, no less.
Guard me well, lest your freedom perish from the earth.
Dedicate your lives to those principles for which I stand: "One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
I was created in freedom. I made my first appearance in a battle for human liberty.
God grant that I may spend eternity in my "land of the free and the home of the brave" and that I shall ever be known as "Old Glory," the flag of the United States of America.
June 14 at 18:48 EST .
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Ole buzzard Excellent post, ED, and one that I am taking with me over to Facebook. Watch me irritate some libs!!!
Sunday at 00:32 EST .
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Ole buzzard Happy Birthday, U.S. Army!
June 14 at 10:57 EST .
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Eagles Dominion My Flag is flying! :- )
June 14 at 11:14 EST .
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Safetydude I heard a line the other day from another vet that went something like 'everybody supports the troops because nobody wants to be the troops'. It's just registering with me.
Ok,ok,ok I know that most of those people mean it when they say it but because some of us have been 'the troops' I just realized that it seems like a simple throwaway line that means 'go do your job and let me be in peace'.
I'm grumpy tonight.
June 11 at 22:21 EST .
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Eagles Dominion COL (Ret. ) Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs has a Great line:
“Everyone supports the troops because no one wants to BE the troops!”
June 11 at 22:44 EST .
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Safetydude So that's were I heard it. Thanks for the info.
June 12 at 19:32 EST .
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Rake King Some were drafted, some volunteered, some fought, some did not. No matter which, those who served are part of the greatest team ever gathered.
June 14 at 10:23 EST .
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Eagles Dominion I am Proud to say my family is an ALL VOLUNTEER family from WWI to Afghanistan! God Bless All Those Serving In Harm's Way!
June 14 at 11:17 EST .
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Eagles Dominion Some guys have all the toys...:- )
 June 11 at 11:52 EST .
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Eagles Dominion Paul as TRAC Commander on his annual two weeks NG duty!
June 11 at 22:49 EST .
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Ole buzzard Better that than the sandbox!
June 12 at 09:10 EST .
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Eagles Dominion AGREED...Actually I think he's having a ball on this one, having just gotten out of active service this should be a piece of cake. Plus he's playing with the big guns(155 )and as a Forward observer with the 82ND he only called them in. ;- )
June 12 at 12:51 EST .
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Ole buzzard I would so like to be around a 155 when it's firing!
June 13 at 22:32 EST .
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Eagles Dominion D-DAY... To the families of the thousands of brave souls that lost theirs lives on this day in 1944, They Are Not Forgotten!
June 6 at 11:18 EST .
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Eagles Dominion THE ONLY FLAG THAT DOESN'T FLY...
Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies.
It's a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB.
Check out the dimensions of the flag. The Floral
Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and
maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as
described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag
is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to
be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White
Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter;
each Stripe is 30 feet wide.
This Flag is estimated to contain more than
400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems
each, for a total of more than 2 million
flowers. For our soldiers....
June 6 at 10:33 EST .
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Wrightwinger Just overwhelming!
June 6 at 19:02 EST .
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Safetydude Something I found that might be of interest to other Vets.
I have it on several Polo shirts.
It's available from http://www.shop.twistersstore.com/product.sc?productId=83&ca
tegoryId=12
(I have no interest in Twisters ).
June 5 at 19:59 EST .
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Balogreene A friend at work has a shirt that says, something like, I chose to enlist, I knew what I was doing, I would do it again.
I like that one, and this one.
June 5 at 22:06 EST .
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Ole buzzard Thanks, Dude. Getting a patch to be sewn on a shirt, and two decals for my car and my truck.
June 6 at 11:29 EST .
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Ole buzzard Welcome home, Soldier!
June 2 at 19:23 EST .
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Balogreene Awwww!
June 4 at 18:16 EST .
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Eagles Dominion Thought all you Air Force veterans might enjoy this...
Unintended consequences: Ejection seat edition
The legendary Colonel Jerry Cadick (USMC, ret. ) writes to comment on Steve Hayward’s meditation on unintended consequences.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/05/unintended-con
sequences-ejection-seat-edition.php
May 31 at 14:44 EST .
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Ole buzzard There is an old saying that goes "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots." I daresay that Colonel Cadick may have disproven that.
Semper Fi, Colonel!
June 1 at 08:49 EST .
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Safetydude Marines are born that way!
June 1 at 15:57 EST .
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