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
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.
Flag of the United States
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The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in
Pledge of Allegiance
…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 Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union army officer in the Civil War…
Oil painting depicting the 39 historical U.S. flags
Our Banner in the Sky (1861) by Frederic Edwin Church
Flower wreath placed by Joe Biden at the John McCain Memorial Marker in Hanoi, designed with the three colors of the national flag.
An American flag on the U.S. embassy in Warsaw during a German air raid in September 1939.