
I AM THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
My name is Old Glory.
Today, I fly at half-mast in honor of those Americans who were taken today.
I will continue to fly majestically over institutions of learning.
I will continue to stand guard with the power of united strength.
Those who attack our shores,
Cannot make me fall.
I stand for freedom.
I am confident.
I am proud.
my colors a little truer.
I am saluted.
I am loved - I am revered.
I am respected - and I am feared.
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appomattox.
in the Argonne
Forest, Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy, Guam.
Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me,
I led my troops,
I was dirty, battle worn and tired, but my soldiers
cheered me
And I was proud.
torn and trampled on the streets of countries
I have helped set free.
It does not hurt,
for I am invincible.
burned,
torn
and trampled on the streets of my country by those who would tear me asunder.
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.
and used as bandages for my wounded
comrades on the battlefield,
parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,