Show OUR FLAGS BIRTHDAY saturday june 14 marks the anniversary of the birth of the flag of the united states of america according to the official act of congress taken on that date in 1777 the unswerving loyalty of every patriotic american should receive new inspiration on that day when he sees old glory unfurled to the breeze where she has so proudly waved for more than a century and a half with a record unequalled unequal led by any other of the larger nations our flag has never touched the ground veterans tell us as their eyes light up with adoration for their beloved stars and stripes such as only those who have followed this national emblem thru the rigors of war can feel they mean by that that the american nation has never known defeat in any war in which this country has engaged we have never waged a war of aggression for selfish purposes behind all our great military engagements has always been the motive of upholding some principle of justice or righteousness and right has triumphed so do not feel ashamed if your heart thrills and a lump comes in your throat next saturday when you gaze on your national colors the most beautiful in the world and remember the thousands of brave men women and boys who have laid down their lives that this flag may continue to wave over the land of the free where countless numbers have sought refuge from tyranny and lopres sion |