Posted by CoachPants at spider-mtc-th014.proxy.aol.com on September 11, 2001 at 22:21:46:
In Reply to: Re: Wow. What a day. posted by Pimp_Mage on September 11, 2001 at 22:17:17:
: 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.