I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG TO OUR REPUBLIC/ OH SAY CAN YOU SEE STARS AND STRIPES RE; 09/13/1814...Star Spangled Banner was penned by Francis Scott Key... http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/key-pens-star-spangled-banner I already knew the deep meaning that it held for Francis Scott Key to write the original poem... When I was in grammar school there were books available to read about most early Founders of the U.S... While today's youngest get the pre programmed computer formats chosen by elite scholars that may use prejudice to educate... The Education Loop must progress back to Education and reading on Founding leaders of the U.S... So that Informed thought can be used to counter the prejudiced viewpoints that want to sway public MINDS...LJ