Show nation F honors conors flag symbol of our freedom old glory Is visible sign of americas past and present history on juno june 14 the flag of the united states will bo be years old since that memorable day in 1777 when th continental cong congress rass passed t the he resolution which gave birth to the flag it has stood as the symbol for till all AmerI americans cars rights to liberty justice and freedom the lost changes in the flag were made in 1912 when arizona and new alc maico ico were admitted to the union one stir star was added for e each ich state waking making a total of 0 48 on the blue field of old glory now in 1042 the people of this nation ore more conscious of what their flag stands tor for than ever before today while american soldiers sons sweethearts and husbands cire arc fighting tho the battle for freedom in all corners of the globe their loved ones join with them in that spirit of determination best manifested on flag day it was another wartime war ivar time president woodrow wilson who bowed down with the iveigh weight ht of world war 1 wrote tile the things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences perien ces of a great people everything that it stands for was written by their lives the flag is the ern cm not of sentiment but of history it represents the experiences ances made by men rind and women the experiences of those who do and live under that flag in times of pence peace and america has been more fortunate than other nations in this respect old glorys day was taken as a matter of fact I 1 sometimes the matter of fastness was vas viciously near indifference but look you today at even those who consider themselves hardened and unemotional no longer is their flag just a representation nothing else of something intangible yet vital now it is to them the unfurled spirit of democracy w whipping h dipping in the good air of freedom to those millions of others who have always responded emotionally and vocally the flag has for them whether they are battling the foe plowing the land knitting bitting sweaters or producing tanks and bombers by the thousands the same powerful impact and appeal that julia ward howe put in the lin line e As lie he died to make men holy let us die to make men free your flag is the symbol of all that is is good and american give it an american reception display and lionor on juno june 14 |