On this day in 1777, Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States. There’s no chance I’m going to be standing on a ball field during the National Anthem, unless I get the chance to sing for the Squirrels…which I’ve never tried to do. But, when the anthem is played …
This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choices are ours. It floats in majestic silence above the hosts that execute those …
