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Subject: Fwd: FW: John McCain's Remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
This is worth reading and be sure and look at the picture.
John McCain's remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California , with
respect to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from
Senator John McCain is very appropriate:
'The Pledge of Allegiance' - by Senator John McCain
"As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war
during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the
NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971
the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms
with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct
result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few
hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike
Christian.
Mike came from a small town near Selma , Alabama . He didn't wear a
pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US
Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training School
Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and captured
in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities
this country and our military provide for people who want to work and
want to succeed.
As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some
prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages
were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing.
Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months,
he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt.
Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's
shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part
of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was
indeed the most important and meaningful event.
One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically,
and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed
it.
That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the
benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple
of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We
cleaned him up as well as we could.
The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which
we slept Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.
As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the
excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting
there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another
shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was
sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had
received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag
because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag
because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our
allegiance to our flag and country.
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never
forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made
to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must
remember our duty, our honor, and our country."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and
to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisable, with liberty and justice for all."
PASS THIS ON... And on... And on! You can even send it back to me, I
don't mind, because its worth reading again.
oh......and then you have this clown, who refuses to place his hand on
his heart and say the pledge......
Subject: Remember this picture on election day!
Let's all remember this on election day...if you have family serving
in the military, make sure you send it along. I don't care for
Hillary, but at least she shows respect for the country she lives in!
I had heard about this but a picture is definitely worth 1000 words!
God save us!!!
http://i28.tinypic.com/tasl5g.jpg
Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary
Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem.
Barack Hussein Obama's photo (that's his real name)......the article
said he REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON HIS HEART DURING THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE.....how can a man
like this expect to be our next C ommander-in-Chief
Subject: Fwd: FW: John McCain's Remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
This is worth reading and be sure and look at the picture.
John McCain's remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California , with
respect to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from
Senator John McCain is very appropriate:
'The Pledge of Allegiance' - by Senator John McCain
"As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war
during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the
NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971
the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms
with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct
result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few
hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike
Christian.
Mike came from a small town near Selma , Alabama . He didn't wear a
pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US
Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training School
Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and captured
in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities
this country and our military provide for people who want to work and
want to succeed.
As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some
prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages
were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing.
Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months,
he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt.
Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's
shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part
of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was
indeed the most important and meaningful event.
One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically,
and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed
it.
That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the
benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple
of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We
cleaned him up as well as we could.
The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which
we slept Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.
As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the
excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting
there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another
shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was
sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had
received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag
because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag
because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our
allegiance to our flag and country.
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never
forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made
to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must
remember our duty, our honor, and our country."
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and
to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisable, with liberty and justice for all."
PASS THIS ON... And on... And on! You can even send it back to me, I
don't mind, because its worth reading again.
oh......and then you have this clown, who refuses to place his hand on
his heart and say the pledge......
Subject: Remember this picture on election day!
Let's all remember this on election day...if you have family serving
in the military, make sure you send it along. I don't care for
Hillary, but at least she shows respect for the country she lives in!
I had heard about this but a picture is definitely worth 1000 words!
God save us!!!
http://i28.tinypic.com/tasl5g.jpg
Senator Barack Obama, Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary
Clinton and Ruth Harkin stand during the national anthem.
Barack Hussein Obama's photo (that's his real name)......the article
said he REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON HIS HEART DURING THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE.....how can a man
like this expect to be our next C ommander-in-Chief
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