“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.” Have you ever really thought about the words we say each morning as we pledge allegiance to the flag? Our flag is a symbol of our country. We are very lucky in our country to:
- be one nation without civil strife
- have freedom of religion
- enjoy liberty and justice for ALL
Sometimes we take our freedom for granted. Today is a day to remember all the veterans who fought, many giving their very lives, so that we may continue to have these freedoms today. American veterans have also fought and served our so that others in the world could have these freedoms. We thank these veterans for their service and for allowing us to live in freedom.
On September 11th, we wrote a post A Day of Remembrance. Revisit this post and then visit The Learning Lair, Huzzah!, and/or Mr. Miller’s Class and see what students and teachers around the world are doing to remember our veterans and promote peace.
As we know from our studies of Medieval times, from this summer’s novel A Long Walk to Water, from last year’s novel Under the Blood Red Sun, and from the story of Malala, war is, sadly, a constant in our world. Our class is trying to contribute to peace in some small way, and we have voted to hold a middle school dance to raise funds to dig a well in South Sudan. We hope to contribute to peace in our world through dance.
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal … a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance … a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to lose and a time to seek; a time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.
We thank our veterans for this time of peace in our country and pray for peace throughout the world.
Do you know any veterans? How has their service impacted you?
What can you do to promote peace in our world?