Posted on Mar 29, 2017
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Should we bring back the Pledge of Allegiance? I remember as I went through Grade School we use to say this every morning and it gave me a sense of pride and purpose each day! Are the youth of today missing this and will they every understand what it truly means?

Your thoughts and comments are welcome?


THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Our Pledge of Allegiance as we know it is fast becoming a thing of the past. Kids used to say the Pledge of Allegiance along with a prayer before starting the day’s activities.

Below you will see the very touching recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as told by Red Skelton. They Pledge as we should still teach our children.

Also listed is the “Global Earth Day Pledge” that our children are learning today. Again this is Global. Everything will go global in the “End Times”. This is just another way to ease everyone into it. Be Prepared. It is coming.

On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge Of Allegiance", in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Red Skelton's recitation of the "Pledge of Allegiance" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards.

RED SKELTON: "I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was his name... He said": "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word:

I

Me; an individual; a committee of one.

Pledge

Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.

Allegiance

My love and my devotion.

To the Flag

Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.

of the United

That means that we have all come together.

States

Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.

And to the Republic

Republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.

For which it stands

One Nation

One Nation -- meaning, so blessed by God.

Indivisible

Incapable of being divided.

With Liberty

Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.

And Justice

The principle, or quality, of dealing fairly with others.

For All

For All -- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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SPC David Willis
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My kids will say the pledge, at least I hope they do. Pledging yourself to ones country doesn't mean you support the current administration, but rather the ideals the country stands for. Mark Twain said it best when he said "patriotism is loyalty to country always, loyalty to government when its deserved" or something like that. That being said, one of the most un-American things we can do is force patriotism down peoples throats and tell them what they should believe.
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Capt Christian D. Orr
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In a word, yes.
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SSG Garrett O'Brien
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Growing up it was always

“I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

When they took God out of schools and everything else, there a large decrease in respect, courtesy and self control.
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1stSgt Jack Closson
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I'm mixed on this issue, we said it at the schools I was at, but there were some who only did it sloppily. BTW, everyone knows that it was an idea that was started by a Socialist at the beginning of the 1900's?
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Sgt Jerry Genesio
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We should bring it back but only if we eliminate the phrase "and justice for all" until there truly is justice for all in the United States.
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COL David S.
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Americans should be thankful for what they enjoy in the most free and open country in the world. God has blessed us and the pledge and prayer should be part of every morning in all public schools.
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SP5 Fred Cosner
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My wife has taught school from thirty years she just retired and during all through years never once has she been in a school that stopped saying the pledge. So many still do perhaps the big cities are against it.
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1SG John B. Enlow
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Absolutely!
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SFC Christopher Taggart
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yep!...and prayer in schools!
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MAJ David Brand
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Thanks for sharing!
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