Today is Flag Day!

On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. Many Americans celebrate Flag Day by displaying the Red, White and Blue in front of homes and businesses. The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.

My Name is Old Glory

I am the Flag of the United States of America – My name is Old Glory!
I fly atop the world’s tallest buildings.
I stand watch in America’s halls of justice.
I fly majestically over great institutions of learning.
I stand guard with the greatest military power in the world.
Look up and see me!
I stand for Peace, Honor, Truth, and Justice – I stand for Freedom.
I am confident, I am arrogant, I am proud!
When I am flown with my fellow banners, my head is a little higher, my colors a little truer.
I bow to no one – I am recognized all over the world.
I am Worshipped, I am Loved, and I am feared!
I have fought in every battle of every war for more than two hundred years Gettysburg, Shiloh, Appomattox, San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, the Argon Forest, Anzio, Rome, Pearl Harbor, the beaches of Normandy, Guam, Okinawa, Japan, Korea, Viet Nam, the Persian Gulf, and a score of other places long forgotten by all but those who were there with me.
I was there.
I led my Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines,
I followed them, and watched over them. They love me!
I was on a small hill on Iwo Jima. I was dirty, battle worn, and tired, but my Soldiers cheered me, and I was PROUD!
I have been soiled, burned, torn, and trampled in the streets of countries that I have helped set free. It does not hurt, for I am invincible.
I have been a silent witness to all of America’s finest hours.
My finest hour comes, when I am torn into strips to be used as a bandage for my wounded comrades on the field of battle, when I fly at half mast to honor my Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving mother at the graveside of her fallen son or daughter.
I am proud – My name is Old Glory!
Long may I wave, dear God. Long may I wave.