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I Pledge Allegiance

In these days when we are divided on whether burning the flag is desecration or want to take "under God" from the Pledge,  I am reminded of something I heard a long time ago.  Some may not know who Red Skeleton is but it does matter who he was just the words he said.  Read the following and also go to the link below to hear it , then think of what our flag means to you.

 Pledge of Allegiance by Red Skeleton

Red Skelton, one of America's best loved Comedians and star of Motion
Pictures, Radio and Television, was also a true Patriot. A man who loved
his Country, its Flag and the Freedom America stood for. On January 14,
1969, Red touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his "Pledge
Of Allegiance," in which he explained the meaning of each and every
word. Red's "Pledge" was twice read into the Congressional Record of the
United States and received numerous awards.

"I remember this one teacher. To me, he was the greatest
teacher, a real sage of my time. He had such wisdom. We were all
reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance and he walked over. Mr. Lasswell was
his name...He said, 'I've been listening to you boys and girls recite
the Pledge Of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is
becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to
explain to you the meaning of each word:

I - - Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge - - Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance - - My love and my devotion.
To the Flag - - Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, Freedom is everybody's job.
United - - That means that we have all come together.
States - - Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that is love for country.
And to the Republic - - Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation - - One Nation--meaning, so blessed by G-d.
Indivisible - - Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty - - Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.
And Justice - - The principle, or qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
For All - - For All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.