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rotor wrote:I am older than you, when I learned it "under God" was not part of the pledge as it is now. I agree with everything you said.

"The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Colonel George Balch in 1887,[3][4][5] later revised by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942.[6] The official name of The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954 when the words "under God" were added."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

I'm glad to finally say someone is older than me.

I was 7 years old on Flag Day 1954.

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

THAT is the Pledge Of Allegiance I've said all my life, and That is the Pledge that will be said over my grave when I'm laid to rest. the Flag means a lot to me, as it does to many of us here. And whenever I see it, where ever it is, when I look at it I always feel pride, and thank God I live in this country.

I also pray to God that I may continue to be able do do so.

rotor wrote:Do you think this is more a matter of decorum? Hanging an American flag on the back of a firetruck to me doesn't seem like the appropriate way to fly old glory.

It's not a matter of decorum. It's a mater of National pride....in being proud to being an American....love of country...being patriotic, and showing support. Which apparently the sentiment is not shared by those people on that fire board.

Those fireman wanted to express in some way that patriotism, and were rebuked in the process.

What anti-American, anti-God and anti-patriotic people do they have up there in New York state?

From the article: "The flags, which were only recently mounted on the trucks at the request of the union, were removed during a ceremony at Arlington headquarters in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Tuesday.

Union President Joseph Tarquinio said he's disappointed in the board's direction, but "if we had to take them down, they had to be taken down the right way. At the time when the country needs unity, to do something like this ... it's next to flag-burning in my mind."

I'll bet the Arlington, TX fire chief threw up on his keyboard when he read that story (mentioning Arlington....NOT Texas)

Forum decorum does not allow me to express my true feelings. A 10 line string of profanities are but the tip of the iceberg in expressing my disgust!