Semper Fi
I Am Old Glory
For more than score years I have been the banners of hope and
freedom for generation after generation of Americans.
Born amid
the first flames of American'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 sovereigh states.
Planted firmly on the high pinnacle of
American Fair
my gently fluttering folds have proved an
inspiration to untold millions.
Men have followed me into battle with unwavering courage.
They have looked upon me as a symbol of national unity.
They have prayed that they and their
fellow citizens might
continue 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 privileges
brought with the blood of our forefathers;
so long as the principles
of truth justice and charity for all
remain deeply rooted in human hearts,
I shall continue
to be the enduring banner of
The United States of America.
Author Unknown, copied from Purple Heart Magazine
Email: jgolden@bresnanlink.net
