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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4117196" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>You're a teacher, teach them. </p><p>First lesson:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.legion.org/flag/questions-answers/91112/who-wrote-pledge-allegiance[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through the official program of the National Public Schools Celebration of Columbus Day which was printed in The Youth’s Companion of September 8, 1892, and at the same time sent out in leaflet form to schools throughout the country.</p><p></p><p>School children first recited the Pledge of Allegiance this way: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”</p><p></p><p>“The flag of the United States” replaced the words “my Flag” in 1923 because some foreign-born people might have in mind the flag of the country of their birth instead of the United States flag. A year later, “of America” was added after “United States.”</p><p></p><p>No form of the Pledge received official recognition by Congress until June 22, 1942, when the Pledge was formally included in the U.S. Flag Code. The official name of The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954, when Congress passed a law, which added the words “under God” after “one nation.”</p><p></p><p>My Sons were taught flag etiquette when very young. Both to this day have a flagpole in their yards, properly displayed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4117196, member: 5412"] You're a teacher, teach them. First lesson: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.legion.org/flag/questions-answers/91112/who-wrote-pledge-allegiance[/URL] The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through the official program of the National Public Schools Celebration of Columbus Day which was printed in The Youth’s Companion of September 8, 1892, and at the same time sent out in leaflet form to schools throughout the country. School children first recited the Pledge of Allegiance this way: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” “The flag of the United States” replaced the words “my Flag” in 1923 because some foreign-born people might have in mind the flag of the country of their birth instead of the United States flag. A year later, “of America” was added after “United States.” No form of the Pledge received official recognition by Congress until June 22, 1942, when the Pledge was formally included in the U.S. Flag Code. The official name of The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954, when Congress passed a law, which added the words “under God” after “one nation.” My Sons were taught flag etiquette when very young. Both to this day have a flagpole in their yards, properly displayed. [/QUOTE]
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