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Actually, in my case, I did have a teacher who explained the words of the pledge to us. I guess it must have been around 2nd or third grade. I had always been saying "one nation, invisible... and to the public for which it stands." I used to wonder how the US was "invisible" under God! After the teacher went over the words with us and what they meant, I said the pledge very proudly. I don't know about the rest of you, but the schools I went to up through the 6th grade were all ones on military bases and we kids were all children of career military parents. From the moment it was explained to me properly, I said the pledge, not with my hand on my heart, but imitating my Dad's military salute to the flag. Kids aren't as dumb as you think.
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