"O beautiful for heroes prov'd"

O beautiful for heroes prov’d

In liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved,

And mercy more than life.

America! America!

May God thy gold refine

Till all success be nobleness,

And ev’ry gain divine.

O beautiful for pilgrim feet

Whose stern impassion’d stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness.

America! America!

God mend thine ev’ry flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law.

Parade Flags

I took this photo on Saturday during the 1809s Day parade through Ringgold, Georgia.

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  1. Yes. My Facebook album will show that to you more clearly. That’s the shredded office of the Dept. of Family and Children Services.

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