The Pledge of Allegiance.

katcarasella · 04-24-2008, 06:30 PM

Pete was buried with Military Honors also, seeing those soldiers standing at attention when the hearse pulled up to his gravesite is something our family will never forget. When they handed me the flag I was proud to accept it and I told the young soldier that it was an honor. All Pete's old Vietnam friends were his pallbearers, and they saluted him as he was lowered in the ground.
It will always be a bittersweet memory. I was fine until they played Taps, then I couldn't help but cry but I held myself together.

Thanks for letting me go on and on, it's gonna be a bad week for me, but I know I can come here for support if I need it.

Janet · 04-25-2008, 02:31 AM

Kat, I wish I could do something so it wouldn't be a bad week for you.

My father was in Japan too for two years, but he wasn't buried with anything military. Not sure why, maybe we were just all to grief stricken to think about that part of it.

Marilyn · 04-25-2008, 03:36 AM

Kat, thank you and everyone else for sharing. Our country has lost a lot of good men and a lot of good men & women have suffered to perserve our country.

katcarasella · 04-25-2008, 08:52 PM

Just to clarify:

Section 4 of the Flag Code states:

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute."

Janet · 04-26-2008, 02:34 AM

I think I read that somewhere before, but can't remember where. I don't know what it is, but whenever I hear the pledge or here patriotic songs, I get all teary eyed. It's not because I'm sad, but it feels like my heart is filling up. I do the same thing singing hymms at church.

Gina · 04-26-2008, 06:50 AM

Ladies, I got the goosebumps sitting here reading all your threads... Makes me proud to be an AMERICAN and to live in this country.. GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS All whom fought for our country...

judy · 04-27-2008, 03:56 PM

I remember when they put the "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance. I was very young - in elementary school. Things were so much easier then. We didn't give it any thought, we just added it
We stood up every morning, with our hands over our hearts, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance along with every other student in every other school in America.

This Date in History: "Under God" Added to the Pledge of Allegiance

Current Results
June 14, 1956: President Eisenhower signed a congressional resolution which added the words "under God" to the The Pledge of Allegiance. The last phrase now reads: '...one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'

04-24-2008, 06:30 PM	#1
katcarasella KAT'S KRAZY KORNER Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,031	Pete was buried with Military Honors also, seeing those soldiers standing at attention when the hearse pulled up to his gravesite is something our family will never forget. When they handed me the flag I was proud to accept it and I told the young soldier that it was an honor. All Pete's old Vietnam friends were his pallbearers, and they saluted him as he was lowered in the ground. It will always be a bittersweet memory. I was fine until they played Taps, then I couldn't help but cry but I held myself together. Thanks for letting me go on and on, it's gonna be a bad week for me, but I know I can come here for support if I need it. __________________ A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should. Kat

04-25-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Kat, I wish I could do something so it wouldn't be a bad week for you. My father was in Japan too for two years, but he wasn't buried with anything military. Not sure why, maybe we were just all to grief stricken to think about that part of it. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

04-25-2008, 03:36 AM	#3
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Kat, thank you and everyone else for sharing. Our country has lost a lot of good men and a lot of good men & women have suffered to perserve our country. __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

04-25-2008, 08:52 PM	#4
katcarasella KAT'S KRAZY KORNER Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,031	Just to clarify: Section 4 of the Flag Code states: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute." __________________ A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should. Kat

04-26-2008, 02:34 AM	#5
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	I think I read that somewhere before, but can't remember where. I don't know what it is, but whenever I hear the pledge or here patriotic songs, I get all teary eyed. It's not because I'm sad, but it feels like my heart is filling up. I do the same thing singing hymms at church. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

04-26-2008, 06:50 AM	#6
Gina Donating 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,025	Ladies, I got the goosebumps sitting here reading all your threads... Makes me proud to be an AMERICAN and to live in this country.. GOD BLESS AMERICA! GOD BLESS All whom fought for our country...

04-27-2008, 03:56 PM	#7
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	I remember when they put the "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance. I was very young - in elementary school. Things were so much easier then. We didn't give it any thought, we just added it We stood up every morning, with our hands over our hearts, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance along with every other student in every other school in America. This Date in History: "Under God" Added to the Pledge of Allegiance Current Results June 14, 1956: President Eisenhower signed a congressional resolution which added the words "under God" to the The Pledge of Allegiance. The last phrase now reads: '...one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' __________________ *Judy*

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