What Does Flag Mean To You?

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What does the flag mean to you? To me the flag means respect. Now you might being thinking what does she mean by respect. Well respecting the flag is my number one priority. One way you can be respectful to the flag is by doing the pledge at school with your classmate. The most important way you can be respectful is showing respect to you, your family, and others around you. Another way to show respect is by honoring all of the people who fought for this country. My great grandpa use to be a police officer, and I respect him for doing that for us. I have never seen him, but by doing that for us means he is truly a good guy. There have been so many people who fought and served for our country. So just this one day out of the year, let’s take

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