Re: Wow. What a day.

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: I got this email not too long ago. It seems to fit. : THE FLAG OF THE USA : : 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 institutions of learning. : I stand guard with 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 saluted. : I am loved - I am revered. : I am respected - and I am feared. : : I have fought in every battle of every war : For more than 200 years. : I was flown at Valley Forge, : Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appomattox. : I was there at San Juan Hill, : The trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest, : Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy. : Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, : Saigon, Vietnam, know me, I was there. : I led my troops, : I was dirty, battle worn and tired, : But my soldiers cheered me. : And I was proud. : I have been burned, torn, and trampled : On the streets of countries I have helped set free. : It does not hurt, for I am invincible. : I have been soiled upon, burned, torn,and trampled : On the streets of my country. : And when it's by those whom I've served in battle – : It hurts. : But I shall overcome - for I am strong. : I have slipped the bonds of Earth 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. : But my finest hours are yet to come. : When I am torn into strips and used as bandages : For my wounded comrades on the battlefield, : When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier, : Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent : At the grave of their fallen son or daughter, : I am proud.

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