is more than trivia.
United States Treasury Seal.
On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget.
In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut.
Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.
pretty easy to figure out,
Both circles, together, comprise the
Great Seal of the United States.
the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This
country was just beginning.
The Pyramid is
uncapped, again signifying that we were not
Franklin's belief that one man
The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means,
has favored our undertaking."
"a new order has begun."
At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States.
It is also on the
Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery,
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States,
and it is
always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the
Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England.
Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own.
At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor.
We were coming together as one nation.
Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM", meaning,
He holds an olive branch and arrows.
This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace.
always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his
gaze turns toward the arrows.
This is almost a worldwide belief.
You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor.
But think about this:
13 original colonies,
13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,
13 stripes on our flag,
13 steps on the Pyramid,
13 letters in the Latin above,
13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum",
13 stars above the Eagle,
13 bars on that shield,
13 leaves on the olive branch,
13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows.
And, for minorities:
the 13th Amendment.
Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade.
Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care.
veterans never came home at all.
who he or she is I will gladly give him the credit due until then.
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