When freedom, from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle-bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
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Our
American Flag
The
50 stars represent the 50 states
and the 13 stripes represent the 13 original states.
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Red
signifies hardiness & valour
White signifies purity and innocence
Blue signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice
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Dear
Flag of our Country whose stars and whose bars
Call all her seed to defend her
God help us to be true to the red, white and blue
Her principals never surrender
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In
Flanders Fields
John McCrae (1872-1918)
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Face
The Flag
from the book and album
"America,
Why I Love Her " by John Wayne
Words by Bill Ezell
Face
the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,
A Flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you.
Face
the Flag, son! Read what's written there,
The history, the progress and the heritage we share.
Our Flag reflects the past, son, but stands for so much more,
And in this Age of Aquarius, it still flies in the fore.
It
leads the forward movement, shared by all mankind,
To learn...to love...to live with peace of mind;
To learn the mysteries of space, as well as those of earth;
To love each man for what he is, regardless of his birth;
To live without the fear of reprisal for belief;
To ease the tensions of a world that cries out for relief.
Face
the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,
A Flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you.
Face
the Flag, son!
Take a good long look.
What you're seeing now can't be found in a history book.
It's the present and the future, son.
It's being written now,
And you're the one to write it,
but the Flag can show you how.
Do
you know what it stands for? What its makers meant?
To think...to speak...the privilege of dissent;
To think our leaders might be wrong...
to stand and tell them so.
These are the things that other men
under other flags will never know.
But responsibility...that's the cross that free men must bear,
And if you don't accept that, the freedom isn't there.
Face
the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,
A Flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you.
Face
the Flag, son, and face reality.
Our strengths and our freedoms are based in unity.
The flag is but a symbol, son, of the world's greatest nation,
And as long as it keeps flying, there's cause for celebration.
So
do what you've got to do, but always keep in mind,
A lot of people believe in peace...
but there are the other kind.
If we want to keep these freedoms,
we may have to fight again.
God forbid, but if we do, let's always fight to win,
For the fate of a loser is futile and it's bare:
No love, no peace...just misery and despair.
Face
the Flag, son...and thank God it's still there.
