“We have joined together here for many years, as you know, to honor our fallen veterans and we appreciate your patriotism in joining us,” said American Legion Post 44 Commander Randy Amos. As we reflect upon the service and sacrifice of millions of Americans who served in our nation’s ...
I want to salute the work of the United Nations in seeking to address the problems that cause people to flee from their homes. The United Nations and African Union led peacekeeping missions to have invaluable contributions in stabilizing conflicts in Africa. The United States continues to lead th...
I want to salute the work of the United Nations in seeking to address the problems that cause people to flee from their homes. The United Nations and African Union led peacekeeping missions to have invaluable contributions in stabilizing conflicts in Africa. The United States continues to lead ...
In January 2002, the Virginia state legislature voted unanimously to begin each session by reciting the official state pledge to the Virginia flag: “I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’ which it represents — the ‘Old...
Dr. McFarland is also the recipient of the Golden Plate Award, presented by the American Academy of Achievement in its Salute to Excellence meeting at Dallas. It is the only award for public speaking ever made by the Academy, and salutes Dr. McFarland as the "Nation's Number One Public ...
While Chaplain Steward was stationed in the Philippine Islands a white medic refused to salute him. How did he react? Steward said, "I have found it necessary to round up a few white soldiers for disrespect since I have been here. In every case I have succeeded in bringing them to terms...
Sara M. Hinson was born in Buffalo on February 25, 1841. She had a long career as a schoolteacher in the city. She made a habit of teaching her students to salute the flag and honor America. In 1891 she organized the first Flag Day ceremony to instill patriotism in her students. The...
4. We Stand to Salute Justice When we choose to stand during the National Anthem rather than sit or kneel, we aren’t denying that there are injustices in our country. We aren’t turning a blind eye to the inequalities that exist or the burdens that many individuals and entire population...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. American Legion- the largest organization of United States war veterans association- a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" ...
Samuel Johnson’s classic saying that “Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels” in studying the contradiction between the villains’ outward appearances and the reality of their violent criminal activity. One undisputed fact was that during the shootout, in real life, and as seen on the ...