Rosemead Kiwanis Club

"Serving the Community Since 1945"

FAX OF

LIFE

The Fax of Life

A weekly inspiration, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley

(distributed free by the Kiwanis Club of Rosemead, CA - rosemeadkiwanis.org )

June 14, 2009 Volume 14, Number 36

Face The Flag, Son

Face the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,
A flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you.

Face the flag, son; read what's written there
The history, the progress, and the heritage we share
Our flag reflects the past, son, but stands for so much more
And in this age of Aquarius, it still flies in the fore.

It leads the forward movement shared by all mankind
To learn, to love, to live with peace in mind
To learn the mysteries of space, as well as those of earth
To love each man for what he is, regardless of his birth.

To live without the fear of reprisal for belief
To ease the the tensions of the world that cries out for relief.
Face the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,

A flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you
Face the flag, son; take a good long look
What you're seeing now can't be found in any history book

It's the present and the future so; it's being written now
And you're the one to write it, but the flag can show you how.
Do you know what it stands for? What it's makers meant?
To think, to speak, the privilege of dissent

To think our leaders might be wrong, to stand and tell them so
These are things that other men under other flags will never know.
But, responsibility, that's the cross that free men must bear
And if you don't accept that, the freedom isn't there.

Face the Flag of stars and bars,
Of red and white and blue,
A flag that guarantees the rights
For men like me and you.

Face the flag, son, and face reality
Our strengths and our freedoms are based in unity
The flag is but a symbol, son, of the world's greatest nation
And as long as it keeps flying, there's cause for celebration.

So do what you've got to do, but always keep in mind
A lot of other people believe in peace, but there are the other kind
If we want to keep these freedoms, we may have to fight again
God forbid, but if we do, let's always fight to win.

For the fate of a loser is futile and it's bare
No love, no peace, just misery and despair.
Face the flag, son, and thank God it's still there.

--- As read by John Wayne

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. All of its Clubs are independently-run community service groups.
The Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley normally meets at the Heavenly Café in Scott's Valley, CA, on Wednesdays at 7 am - see the Scott's Valley Kiwanis website @ http://svkiwanis.org for details; The Kiwanis Club of Rosemead normally meets on Thursdays at 12:10 in Rosemead, CA - see the Rosemead Kiwanis website @ http://rosemeadkiwanis.org for confirmation and directions. Visitors are welcome to join meetings of either club anytime.
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