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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,
no speech is heard)

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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"
song plays)

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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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♪

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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"
song continues)

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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
they did

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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"
song continues)

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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"
song continues in background)

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Betsy Ross was a seamstress.
According to the legend,

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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
and 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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♪

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

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that all men are created
equal,

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that they are endowed
by their creator

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with certain unalienable
rights,

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that among
these are life, Liberty,

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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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♪

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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"
plays)

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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
would let them leave the ship,

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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,
in the fort wouldn't give up.

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They fought all night.

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♪

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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
Independence was read in 1776,

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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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♪

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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
from another country to live,

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the Statue of Liberty

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is waiting to welcome them
to America.

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♪

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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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♪

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(fireworks crackling)

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(fireworks crackling
continue)

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(audience cheering)