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Patriotic Poems
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You Missed!
by
Ron Sanchez

They high-jacked jets of innocents,
And flew them through buildings made of stone and steel,
They think they hit America,
But didn't even bruise her heel,
On one of those jets the world saw America grow,
When brave Men fought to their deaths,
To save those on the grounds below,
Angels have flown them to the Lord,
Where they were wrapped in our Father's waiting arms,
In the Glory of God, their tears are dry,
And they will never again need to cry,
A place those evils will never know,
As Satan, the Angel of light,
Has fooled them into the abyss below,
For those that think they have gotten away,
They will see the wrath of God come judgment day,
We will build new Jets and buildings made of steel andstone,
And will not even utter a battered moan,
The evil should have known,
America isn't buildings or jets,
Something they will never understand,
Is that America is the immortal spirit,
Given by God to the free that live in this land!

Please put up your flags and pray for our
Country and thosethat have lost so much.

God Bless,
Ron Sanchez





As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words
and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton
later wrote down,and eventually recorded, his recollection of
this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own.

Red Skelton's Commentary on "The Pledge of Allegiance"

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 togethher.

States - - Individual communities that have unitedd 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 God.

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.



And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
 
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words
have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity
if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?
Red Skelton
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