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Bt T H P A G E I I B R A RY
47 POWEWL AVC
B C T H P A O C NY 117 14
ISLAND TREES PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL. 19 NO. 7 Week of May 24-30,1984 20 cents per copy
Old Glory
Memorial Day, May 28, 1984
• • • • • • • • • * • * • • • * * • • * * • * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ! * * * * *
Some people call me Old Glory, others call me
the St^r Spangled Banner, but whatever they call
m,^, I am your Flag, the Flag of the United States
of America. Something has been bothering me, so
I thought I might talk it over with you, because it
is about you and me.
I remember some time ago people lined up on
both sides of the street to watch the parade and
naturally I was leading every parade, proudly
waving in the breeze. When your daddy saw me
coming, he immediately removed his hat and
placed it against his left shoulder'so that his hand
was directly over his heart — remember?
And you, 1 remember you, standing there
straight as a soldier. You didn't have a hat, but
you were giving the right salute. Remember little
sister? Not to be out-done, she was saluting the
same as you with her right hand over her heart
—remember?
What happened? I'm still the same old flag. Oh,
1 have a few more stars since you were a boy. A lot
more blood has been shed since those parades of
long ago.
But now I don't feel as proud as I used to. When
I come down your street you just stand there with
your hands in your pockets and I may get a small
glance and then you look away. Then I see the
children running around and shouting — they
don't seem to know who I am — I saw one man
take his hat off then look around. He didn't see
anybody else with their hats off so he quickly put
his back on.
Is it a sin toibe patriotic anymore? Have you
forgotten what I stand for and where I've been?
Anzio, Guadalcanal, Korea, Viet Nam. Take a
look at the memorial honor rolls sometime of
those who never came back to keep this Republic
free: One Nation Under God. When you salute me
you are actually saluting them.
Well, it won't be long until I'll be coming down
your street again. So, when you see me, stand
straight, place your right hand over your heart —
and I'll salute y^u by waving back—and I'll know
that... YOU Rl^MEMBER.
—Author Unknown
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| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1984-05-24 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within Betpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the Public Domain and Digital Rights are held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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