Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the flag
                                        that flew over Valley Forge,
                                        That was torn in two by the Grey and the Blue
                                        and bled through two world wars.

                                        I give you the flag that burned in the street
                                        in protest, anger and shame,
                                        The very same flag that covered the men
                                        who died defending her name.

                                        We stand together, Americans all,
                                        Either by choice or by birth,
                                        To honor the flag that flew on the moon
                                        and changed the face of the earth.

                                        History will show this flag is a friend
                                        to the hungry, the homeless and lost,
                                        A mixture of men as common as clay
                                        valued the flag beyond cost.

                                        And they've signed it in blood from Bunker Hill
                                        to Bataan, Kuwait and Toko-Ri.
                                        I give you the flag that says to the world
                                        Each man has a right to be free!