Our Flag, Pledges, & Anthem
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
The flag for the Sons of the American Revolution was created in 1889. The three dominant colors of the flag (blue, white, and buff) were derived from the colors of George Washington's uniform. The logo in the center of the flag is the official insignia for the SAR. The eagle at the top of the insignia represents patriotism. The cross in the center is composed of horizontal and vertical bars. The vertical bar represents the commandment, "You shall love your God." The horizontal bar represents the commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Each of the four limbs of the cross is in remembrance of the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance (or moderation in all our actions), and fortitude with magnanimity and courage to serve God. Each point on the cross represents one of the beatitudes recounted for the Knights of Malta: to have spiritual contentment, to live without malice, to weep over your sins, to humble yourself at insults, to love justice, to be merciful, to be sincere and open-hearted, and to suffer persecution. The laurel wreath is derived from the French order, the Legion of Honour. The Legion of Honour was intended to fill a vacuum left by the disappearance of the old royal orders during the French Revolution and was founded on a new basis for reward - personal merit rather than birth. In the center of the insignia is the bust of George Washington. This is in remembrance of our great leader at the time of the American Revolution. Surrounding his bust are the words "Libertas et Patria," meaning Liberty and Country.
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Our Pledges
Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation under God, indivisible with Liberty and Justice for all.”
Pledge of the SAR
“We descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution
who, by their Sacrifices, established the United States of America,
reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic,
and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.”
SAR Recessional
“Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our forefathers,
Who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, an independent Supreme Court
and a nation of free men.”
The America’s Creed
“I believe in the United States of America as a
Government of the people, by the people, for the people;
Whose just powers are derived from the consent of the
Governed; a democracy in a republic; a Sovereign Nation
of many sovereign States; a perfect union,
one and inseparable, established upon those principles of
freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which
American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.”
“I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it,
to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag,
and to defend it against all enemies.”
The American Anthem Lyrics – First Verse
The Star- Spangled Banner
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution Panama City Chapter