Pledge of Allegiance
by Red Skelton



Pledge of Allegiance
by Red Skelton


http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/skelton.html

Visited the Riverfront Park in Cocoa Florida, which in a few minutes will be the site of the annual
Tribute To All Amercan Heroes and others who have served this country...

At 7 AM it had not been "set up" as yet, but for one "majestic" item, which was a deuce-and-a-half, the vehicle that transported, at one time or another, most every GI...

But it seemed much larger than I would have imagined, way back when I drove one of those things in Germany...

Sort of God telling me at my pre-show visit...what it symbolized to me sans the flyovers, the parade pomp that will be taking place in moments...

the proud but humble feeling when one catches a glance of one lone truck standing alone in the warm, early morning sunrise....on a Florida morning in May...that brings forth so many memories....and tears!!!/

Just returned from a service memorial at our town square. I also was not able to keep the tears from flowing. God Bless all those who made the ultimate sacrafice.

Good to hear from you and your feelings about today!!
...having lived in the Windy City for over 70 years,
What a great town to celebrate Memorial Day, Fourth of July, etc.
And I DO miss "All That Jazz", like the great movie about the town, Chicago!!!
My Kind of Town, fer sure!!!