[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1799]
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               POEM BY CALVIN DUNN OF LEXINGTON, MISSOURI

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 5, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, Calvin Dunn, of my hometown of Lexington, 
Missouri, wrote an excellent poem, entitled ``Our Flag-911.'' Mr. Dunn 
wrote this poem on the day after the events of September 11, 2001. I 
wish to share Mr. Dunn's writing with the rest of the chamber:

                            ``Our Flag-911''

     ``Old Glory'' what a beautiful sight, as she rises in the 
           morn and gets put away at night.
     For over 200 years she has waved in the wind, battled the 
           rain and the snow again and again
     She had been tattered, torn, ripped and burned, but bounces 
           back each time with a lesson learned.
     She has been spit on, trampled and even wollered in the dirt, 
           yet she feels no pain and shows no hurt.
     She is loved, adored, worshiped and praised and she will 
           continue to fly for a million more days.
     She is in foreign lands, across the sea, she's at the ball 
           park waving ``oh say can you see''
     She's at the federal building flying high, she's at each 
           veteran's final goodbye.
     She flys at half mast where tragedy has been, but you can bet 
           tomorrow, she'll fly high again.
     So wherever you see her salute her and brag and remember 
           those that died for that ``rugged old flag.''

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