Bellamy salute
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The Bellamy salute is a straightened hand and palm-down salute to the flag of the United States. Created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the Pledge of Allegiance of the United S
Children performing the Bellamy salute to the flag of the United States, 1941
School children saluting the American flag, September 1915
Children salute the American flag in front of the school in Morgan Hill, California, in the 1930s
A group of U.S. schoolchildren pledging their allegiance to the flag, May 1942
Pledge of Allegiance
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The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States. The first version was written in 1885 by Cap
Bellamy salute
…salute is a straightened hand and palm-down salute to the flag of the United States. Created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America, whose text had been written by Francis Bellamy, it was known as the flag salute during the period when it was used…
Schoolchildren in 1899 reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
Students recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Hayesville High School in 2004
Captain George T. Balch wrote an early pledge of allegiance.
Reverend Francis Bellamy wrote the version that became official.