Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Saluting the Flag

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A farmers family saluting the US Flag, during the drought in Central and South Missouri; October 1953. LIFE images.

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Clockwise from top left: a civilian, Girl Scout, fireman, and Boy Scout each saluting the flag; 1940. New York, NY. LIFE images.

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Astronaut Edwin Aldrin saluting Amer. flag after being second man on moon during Apollo II mission; July 1969. LIFE images.

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Kindergarten class singing the Flag Song as TV camera records saluting of the flag; 1951. Louisville, KY. LIFE images.

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American soldiers saluting American flag flying at half staff during break in WWII action on Orote Pennisula in Guam; 1944. LIFE images.

banners WWI and WWII propaganda posters featuring the stars and stripes.

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"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

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HAPPY FLAG DAY!

*** Note: I couldn’t find very many pictures of classic stars saluting, so Jimmy is kind of alone up there! I thought some of the other photos were cool, though. ;)

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