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Originally Posted by DrPhil
After Sept. 11, saying the Pledge and singing The Star Spangled Banner have often been considered in honor of the troops; and a show of solidarity against terrorism.
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In some groups, I'm sure this is the case. Not among all. My son has been saying the Pledge for the last 6 years in school and the last 5 years in Scouts. I can vouch for the fact that a specific connection between the Pledge and honoring the troops (or solidarity against terrorism) has never been drawn in Scouts, and based on conversations with my son, I don't think it has at schooln either.
And maybe I just live in a different world (no comments, please
), but it's never been my experience with the SSB either. In my experience, both the Pledge and the SSB are about country. While veterans are certainly part of the country's history (and present), I've never considered that we honor them -- at least not directly -- through the Pledge or the national anthem. We honor the country they served.