June 14, 2025, Flag Day, and 0n this day one hundred and seven years ago 1918, Captain Edgar Rice Burroughs of the Second Illinois Infantry Reserve Militia gave a speech on Flag Day in Oak Park Illinois.
The entire speech may be read at: https://www.erbzine.com/mag28/2853.html
The drabble for today is “National Emblem,” a 100 word-excerpt from that speech. Pretty good advice.
"We should be proud to openly acknowledge our love of country and of flag, which stands for the best and noblest ideals which we cherish -- it is no better and no worse than these ideals - the flag is what we make it. If as individuals our ideals are unworthy so will our flag become unworthy in the eyes of the other peoples of the world and thus it behooves us to foster in our own bosoms characteristics of honor and integrity, of chivalry and humanity that our beloved flag may reflect only the highest. This is our duty."
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