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"To Keep "Old
Glory" From The Flame"
It was on the news last night
The judges said it'd be all right
For folks to burn the Stars 'n Stripes
An' damn ain't that a shame.
Well, I b'lieve when they opened that show
A fire was started that hell won't hold
In hearts of men who paid the toll
To keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
It seems like ancient times
beneath "Old Glory" we fought and cried
While all around as young men died
To keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
The year was nineteen sixty-nine
Or fifty-one or was it forty-five
Scared young men as heros died
To keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
And who'll tell the boys that died
They burned "Old Glory" in the street last night
I know they're watching, I can feel their eyes
All the boys who died, to keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
Past generations of fathers and sons
Faced cold Korea before the 'Nam
On Dunkirks beach and at old Argonne
They kept "Old Glory" from the flame.
So you folks do what you think best
But they won't burn my flag, and you can damn sure bet
Like every time before when there's come a test
We'll keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
And who'll tell the boys that died
They burned "Old Glory" in the street that night
I know they're watching, I can feel their eyes
All the boys who died, to keep "Old Glory" from the flame
All the boys who died, to keep "Old Glory" from the flame.
You really think they'd understand - Why don't you tell me about it.
(New lyrics added that weren't included in the song when it was
recorded)
New generations of daughters and sons
Raise freedom's
standard against jihad
In Kandahar and in old Baghdad
They keep
“Old Glory” from the flame.
This
song was recorded by:
Dwain
Cleveland
Army Security Agency 1970 - 1980
© Wm. Dwain Cleveland & Frank Exum
A message from Dwain Cleveland:
"Please tell
everyone in the Sandwar Theatres
that the Vietnam vets have got their backs and are here for them when they
get home. They are where we were thirty-five or so years
ago; we can't let them down when they come home."
The official adoption
of the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag was on June 14 in 1777. It
is a special day in which we reflect on what the flag represents to us and
to our country. Along with the Pledge of Allegiance, our flag is a
deep-rooted symbol of America which allows us to show our patriotism and
unity. Our flag also represents the many men and women who have served
our country in the past during times of combat and war, and today it is
representing the men and women who are currently serving our country.
The United States Flag
Code, which was adopted in 1923, describes the following rules for proper
flag protocol:
Always display the
flag with the field of blue in the upper left-hand corner. To
display it upside down is considered a distress signal.
It should be
carried aloft and free, never flat or horizontally.
The flag should
always be kept clean and safe; never let it become torn, soiled or
damaged.
The flag should be
destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.
Always treat the
flag with respect. Never embroider it on household items or
pieces of clothing.
People who are unable
to dispose of the flag in the prescribed manner should contact their
nearest American Legion or VFW post. Most of them have an annual
ceremony in which old and worn flags are properly destroyed - usually held
on Flag Day, June 14th of every year.
But, in spite of
these established laws and traditions, there is continuous talk about
our "rights". They want to take the Pledge of Allegiance out
of our schools, and judges are deciding it is okay to protest and burn the American flag
under the "freedom of speech" amendment.
This just isn't
right, and the only thing I can say is (and I quote):
"Who will tell the boys that died
They burned "Old Glory" in the street that night
I know they're watching, I can feel their eyes
All the boys who died, to keep "Old Glory" from the flame."
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Gathering Of Eagles
"To Keep "Old Glory" From The
Flame"
A special "Thank
You" to Dwain Cleveland and Frank Exum for allowing me to use their
beautiful and very meaningful
song.
June 2007
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