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♪ Under the blue umbrella ♪

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♪ Yes, under the 
clear blue sky, ♪

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♪ there's a world 
to be discovered ♪

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♪ that's full 
of things to try ♪

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♪ Everything is 
waiting there ♪

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♪ just for you and me ♪

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♪ Under the blue umbrella ♪

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♪ just take a look and see. ♪

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♪

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>> Attention!

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Salute!

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Pledge

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Class> I pledge allegiance 
to the flag of the United States

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of America and to the Republic

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for which it stands, 
one nation

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under God, indivisible

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with liberty 
and justice for all.

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(faint music plays, 
no speech is heard)

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Narrator> With these few words, 
these boys and girls

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are making a promise 
to their country.

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They're promising 
to be good citizens

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and to love and honor 
their country.

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♪

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Why are they making this 
promise to a flag?

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Isn't a flag just some piece 
of cloth sewed together?

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Why is a flag so important?

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(faint music continues, 
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♪

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Narrator> Our flag 
is a symbol of our country.

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It stands 
for the United States.

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Whenever anyone sees 
this flag,

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they think 
of the United States.

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♪

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Our flag helps us remember

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what a wonderful country 
we live in.

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♪

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Our flag is red, 
white and blue.

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There are 13 stripes.

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Each one represents one 
of the 13 original colonies

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that made up the United States 
when it was first formed.

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Today, there are 50 states, so 
our flag has 50 stars on it,

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one representing each state.

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People are proud of their flag

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and they display it 
for everyone to see

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("America the Beautiful" 
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♪ ...for spacious 
skies, For amber waves of grain, 
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♪ For purple mountain 
majesties ♪

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♪ Above the fruited plain! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ God shed his grace on thee ♪

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♪ And crown thy good with 
brotherhood ♪

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♪ From sea to shining sea! ♪

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Narrator> The flag has 
represented our country

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all over the earth 
and out in space too

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Whenever soldiers 
have fought in other countries,

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they always 
carried our flag with them.

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("America the Beautiful" 
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♪ A thoroughfare of 
freedom beat ♪

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♪ Across the wilderness! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ God mend thine 
every flaw, ♪

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♪ Confirm... ♪

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Narrator> 
When American astronauts

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landed on the moon,

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One of the first things 
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was to put 
the American flag in place

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Our flag goes wherever 
America is represented.

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("America the Beautiful" 
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♪ In liberating strife. ♪

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♪ Who more than self their 
country loved ♪

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♪ And mercy more than life! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ America! ♪

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♪ May God thy gold refine ♪

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♪ Till all success be nobleness 
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♪ And every gain divine! ♪

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Narrator> 
Where did our flag come from?

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Who made our first flag?

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No one knows for sure who made 
the first American flag.

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A legend says that it was made 
by Betsy Ross.

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("America the Beautiful" 
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Betsy Ross was a seamstress. 
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General Washington 
and other colonial leaders

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came to Betsy's house in 
Philadelphia

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and asked her 
to make the country a flag.

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Betsy Ross' flag 
had 13 stripes and 13 stars,

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one for 
each colony or state.

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♪ America! 
God shed his grace on thee ♪

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Narrator> 
Our country was young then.

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It had just been formed here 
in Philadelphia.

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A small group of men

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representing each colony met 
in this room.

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("America the Beautiful" 
instrumental plays)

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They talked for months 
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and then finally agreed that 
the 13 colonies should be free

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and independent.

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They adopted the Declaration 
of Independence

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on July 4th, 1776.

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America was born.

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Reader> We hold these truths 
to be self-evident,

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that all men are created 
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that they are endowed 
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with certain unalienable 
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that among 
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and the pursuit of happiness.

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("My Country Tis of Thee" 
instrumental plays)

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As our country 
grew, our flag changed.

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More stripes were added 
and then taken away.

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Though 
there were only 13 stripes.

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A star was added 
for every state

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that joined the Union.

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Like the flag, 
the national anthem

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is a symbol of our country.

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When people hear this song,

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they think 
of the United States.

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("The Star-Spangled Banner" 
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The Star-Spangled banner 
isn't as old as the flag.

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It was written during 
another war, the War of 1812,

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by a man who was glad 
to see his country's flag.

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Francis Scott Key was on a 
ship in the Baltimore Harbor.

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He had gone there to request 
the release of an American

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who had been taken prisoner 
by the British.

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(Bombing simulation sounds)

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Before the British 
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a battle started.

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The British wanted to capture 
Fort McHenry

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and the Americans, 
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They fought all night.

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In the morning, 
the American flag

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was still flying 
over the fort.

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Francis Scott Key was so proud 
to see his country's flag

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that he wrote a poem about it.

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This poem was put to music.

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And today 
it's our national anthem.

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Or our nation's song.

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♪ Oh, say, can you see. ♪

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♪ by the dawn's early light, 
What so proudly we hail'd ♪

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♪ at the twilight's last 
gleaming. ♪

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♪ Whose broad stripes 
and bright stars ♪

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♪ through the perilous fight ♪

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♪ O'er the 
ramparts we watch'd ♪

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♪ were so gallantly streaming? ♪

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♪ And the 
rocket's red glare, ♪

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♪ the bomb bursting 
in air, ♪

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♪ Gave proof 
through the night ♪

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♪ that our flag 
was still there, ♪

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♪ O say does that star-spangled 
banner yet wave ♪

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♪ O'er the land of the free ♪

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♪ and the home 
of the brave? ♪

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There are other symbols 
of our country too.

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Liberty is a special word 
in America.

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And it's always been so.

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When the Declaration of 
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a bell was rung 
in Philadelphia.

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This bell became known 
as the Liberty Bell.

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It was rung in all important 
patriotic events

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until it cracked.

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The Liberty Bell can still be 
seen in Philadelphia.

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It is a big crack in it 
and can't be rung anymore,

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but it's 
still a very special bell.

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The Statue of Liberty 
is in the New York Harbor.

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It was a gift 
to the United States

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from the people of France.

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It stands as a symbol 
of liberty and freedom.

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When people come 
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the Statue of Liberty

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is waiting to welcome them 
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The United States 
has some holidays

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or special days 
when we celebrate

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certain events 
in our country's history.

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One of these special days 
is the 4th of July.

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It's the birthday 
of our nation.

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People celebrate the 4th 
of July with parades,

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bell ringing and fireworks.

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(Battle Hymn song plays)

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(band plays)

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(fireworks crackle)

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(fireworks crackling)

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(fireworks crackling 
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(audience cheering)