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at one
of the.
The the.
The and.
I said to me just to the flag of United States of America
and to the Republic of like to stand one nation indivisible with liberty
and justice from our flying is more than just a piece
of cloth with stars and stripes on it.
It has a glorious meaning to us and
that is what we salute the flag have always had meaning in history
and everyday life in emergencies.
For instance you remember the time
that Billy was lost in the hills you rescued him by
and used your flag to thinking look lost the canyon.
Boy it is say that was the way Billy's mother learned that Billy was safe.
We saw then how important the flag would be.
Wouldn't you like to know about some of the flags used in our country before our
present Stars and Stripes the first flag by.
It on our soil was the Red Cross flag of England in both the ninety's
that even after the Mayflower landed this flag from well play.
King's collar.
Massachusetts colony lay southern colonies snake lay
rebellious bright
that the rock star spangled banner of the war of eighteen twelve then in eighteen
eighteen thirteen stripes with a star for each state.
This is our flag
that still live them still flies from the tower of Independence Hall in
Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed in seventeen seventy
six. And where George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the armies
that historical buildings still houses the famous Liberty Bell.
And other historical flags
and that's a whole big job Betsy Ross made the first form of our present life
according to tradition. George Washington himself.
Drew the design part
but let's turn to modern play this very day flags are used in many ways in our
largest metropolis we salute the New York City flag.
Operator from Great Britain is painted a dull gray Duke Law We're way past enemy
I'd a French ship in war time shows only one spot of color the flying
boat from Holland also flies a flag stripe red white and blue
but these drives run crosswise.
At Swedish brighter protect herself with a conspicuous display of her colors.
The Norwegian playing with its blue and white cross.
A South American freighter flying the Honduras flag arrives from Central America
every week the year round the ships docked with their loads of bananas.
Romania with its small coastline on the Black Sea bends its colors to bar for
this flag famous Blue Peter tells us that her boat is about to sail.
The ship is pulling out to bring copra
and spices from Manila ships from the Philippine Islands fly the American flag over
the Philippine ocean liners are signaled into port by the use of legs flying give
the name of the ship
and quote if a ship entering Los Angeles Harbor requires a pilot always the pilot
flag and then wait for the pilot to arrive.
This procedure is similar in ports all over the world.
At the pilot station men are on watch constantly for ships
that are due to arrive
when the pilot sees the signal immediately starts out to board a incoming ship the
pilot boat flies its own leg pilots often brave heavy seas
and stormy weather to bring that you have safely to dock.
They know the different Harbor channels. When the waves are high.
The pilot may risk his life in finding the rope ladder to board the ship.
Officers on the ship are watching
but the pilot boat loss of time may mean a great deal of money to the steamship
company. The pilot navigate from the bridge bringing
that you have farther into the harbor where if you drop anchor.
As soon as the pilot is on board the pilot flag is lowered
and the yellow medical quarantine leg is run up.
This flag tells the officials of the medical quarantine station
that the hip is ready for their inspection.
All over the world ports that have plagued by. This yellow flag.
The ship is in quarantine until the doctors
that unsanitary inspectors have declared her free from disease.
The people on board the ship itself must be examined.
This ship has passed the regs emanation them so the medical quarantine flag is
lowered. The lowering of this flag is the signal for the customs
and immigration officers to come aboard.
They are carried out in a Coast Guard boat as the flag doubt that.
These United States officials protect the commerce of our country and see
that no people enter here illegally they endorse the United States laws dealing
with foreign countries.
And after these officials are through with their inspection.
If I may proceed to point.
This breaker is flying the red danger signal and revealing barge airport
that is pumping highly inflammable petroleum into a tank.
I think I'd like to take a rest and as quickly told to put it out.
They might blow up the ship.
Along the harbor highway Lagman stop scrapping.
The side of a mountain has given way loose rock is falling
and might kill the passing motorists the red flag.
Again saved many lives at the outermost point of the harbor a member of the Marine
exchange are fighting flags that are a weather report a longing to jets
that are starting to see these blank indicate the approach of a storm of marked
violence with winds beginning from the North Sea a sailboat is in distress rather
is broken and the boat is headed
but a lot of help is needed anything upside down is the call for help.
Any boat saying that signals will come to his aid.
This is a rule of the sea and cannot be ignored
or deficiencies the signal lucky to abort a storm is brewing both gone out again
and comes to the rescue
and told him safely to shore Coast Guard watches for all signals of distress
as its boats patrol our coast enforcing the United States laws.
The flags of passing ships identified them to these experts as.
Sailors proudly display their national emblem tattooed in different designs these
MY may be a mark of identification. If a man is hurt or loses his papers.
Flying made up hours are purely decorative
but they strike a warm response in every heart such patriotic designs are a loving
tribute to our great country.
At the Capitol of the United States in Washington the flag flying over the center
portico as the only flag in the country that is never lower day all night.
Over the wings of the Capitol flags are flown when the Senate
or House of Representatives that in fact.
The White House the home of our president flies a flag
when the president is in residence.
The Statue of Liberty bids out the poll the ideals for which our flag stands
liberty equality human dignity.
These are the things we must all work for in preserving the greatest of all legs.
Oh the glory.
This is the one
this is the one.