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Why We Stand

January 9, 2014
By JossyRose DIAMOND, Tampa, Florida
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Go ahead, judge me. Just remember to be perfect the rest of your life.

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I pledge allegiance
To the flag
Of the United States of America
To the soldiors who died for this
For thier families who cried
To the thirteen stripes
And the fifty stars
Shining against blue
For the suffering
That gave us our country
For the North and the South
Who fought for thier beliefs
And made this country what it is
And justice for all

© Andrea G., Middle Village, NY

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I get annoyed when people don't stand for the pledge because much of my family fought in the military.
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