American Flag Speech

The United States of America is a noble country home to millions of people fortunate enough to have freedom and opportunities not many countries offer. My responsibility as an American citizen includes respecting one of our greatest symbols, the American flag. The American flag, through its’ colors of red, white, and blue, symbolizes true patriotic values and standards. The color red stands for courage and honorableness of men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The color white stands for uniformity, fairness, and liberty for all citizens. The color blue stands for honesty, loyalty, and allegiance. John Phillip Sousa said, “The red and white and starry blue is freedom’s shield and hope.” These are very challenging times in our country and there are uncertainties and attacks on our freedoms that occur way too often. The American flag should always be a visual reminder that we, as Americans, should always make our best efforts to work collectively together to preserve one of our most prized possessions, freedom. In the words of the great President Ronald Reagan, “… and let us never forget that in honoring our flag, we honor the American men and women who have courageously fought and died for it over the last 200 years, patriots who set an ideal above any consideration of self. Our flag flies free today …show more content…
We pledge allegiance to the flag with our right hands over our hearts to honor the true meaning of the flag. The words of our National anthem were written by Francis Scott Key after he was moved by the view of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry after a long night of fighting. Most Americans may not know that the National anthem consists of four verses. Each of the four verses ends with the line, “O’er the land of the free and the home of the