BROKEN BOW, Neb. – The Broken Bow Elks Lodge hosted their annual Flag Day ceremony at 7 AM at the lodge in Broken Bow.
Those who attended were treated to a ceremony featuring spoken word, the pledge of allegiance, and history of the flag.
An excerpt from the ceremony:
The Stars and Stripes, Flag of the United States of America! The world-wide hope of all who, under God, would be free to live and do His will.
Upon its folds is written the story of America – the epic of the mightiest and noblest in all history.
This is the heritage of the people of the United States. It has been repurchased by each succeeding generation and must be rewon again, again and again.
“The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.”
The greatest significance of this Flag, however, lies in the influence it has in the hearts and minds of millions of people. It has waved over the unparalleled progress of a nation in developing democratic institutions, scientific and technological knowledge, education, and culture. It has served as a beacon for millions of poor and oppressed refugees abroad and stands as a promise that the underprivileged will not be forgotten.
Woodrow Wilson said: “This Flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and shape of this nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choice is ours.”
Only love, true love of our fellow man, can create peace. This emblem and token of that love is the Stars and Stripes, the symbol of the American way of life.
