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**STAND UP & BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN**

Today is a very special day...yep...it's Veteran's Day!

IS YOUR FLAG FLYING??

People Stand Up and Salute our Nations Flag...because without those Brave and True Individuals that fought to make this Country what it is today and those Brave and True Individuals that continue to fight to keep this Country that way today...we wouldn't be blogging or enjoying the sweet comments that we give to one another. We could be living day to day...just hoping to survive each year.

Our Nation has known difficulties before and we can withstand them again...if we stand strong and true to what this Nation was really built upon. Our Forefathers...had Pride and Determination...to bring this Country what we have today...Freedoms that should never be taken away...unless we abuse them.

So take a moment or even a few to remember who we are and what we stand for by saying a prayer of gratitude to our Father in Heaven for the good people that paid the Price & continue to pay the Price for our Freedoms. Just because we have a New President...doesn't mean that our beloved Soldiers should have fought in VAIN. There are VALUES ment to be kept!

So today, bow your heands in Praise for this Nation and remember to Follow the Prophet of God...for he is the one who will guide us through this era of unknown! Always Stand Right & True and when you have a chance to see one of our Nations Vetern's...Tell Them Thank You...it doesn't have to be just today...it should happen your whole lifetime through!

Did You Know God Designed You To Glow...

by being Faithful to our God & His Son Our Savior...Jesus Christ, Our Family & Friends, Our Religion, and Our Nation...we will have a glow of Truth and Righteousness...Yes, we were designed to glow with happiness!

Be Good Examples and Always Remember that with God...Nothing is Impossible. Our Nation will survive if we will continue on if Good Faith!

The Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
In its original form it read:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added.

At this time it read:
"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."

In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today.

Today it reads:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Let us hope it stays this way!

Enjoy this Read & see if you don't Agree:

Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading, in my opinion. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they do for a living. This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of the military.

Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a "real job?"

Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was not a nine to five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me ...as I went the other day ... to a Veterans Hospital and look those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!

You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee ... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.

I HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"

Stand For Truth & Righteousness...Be THANKFUL, Today, Tomorrow & Always, for your Freedoms!

I Love You Guys!