Old Glory, Patriotic Rustic Peeling American Flag. This picture is free to use as desired, either personal or commerical.
"Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cash
I walked through a county courthouse square
On a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.
I said, "Your old court house is kinda run down,
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town".
I said, "Your old flag pole is leaned a little bit,
And that's a ragged old flag you got hangin' on it".
He said, "Have a seat", and I sat down,
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town"
I said, "I think it is"
He said "I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of
That Ragged Old Flag
"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there,
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
and It got powder burned the night Francis Scott Key sat watching it,
writing "Say Can You See"
It got a rip in New Orleans, with Packingham & Jackson
tugging at its seams.
and It almost fell at the Alamo
beside the Texas flag,
But she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville,
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee and Beauregard and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on
That Ragged Old Flag
"On Flanders Field in World War I,
She got a big hole from a Bertha Gun,
She turned blood red in World War II
She hung limp, and low, a time or two,
She was in Korea, Vietnam, She went where she was sent
by her Uncle Sam.
She waved from our ships upon the briny foam
and now they've about quit wavin' back here at home
in her own good land here She's been abused,
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused,
And the government for which she stands
Has been scandalized throughout out the land.
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin,
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in.
Cause she's been through the fire before
and i believe she can take a whole lot more.
"So we raise her up every morning
And we bring her down slow every night,
We don't let her touch the ground,
And we fold her up right.
On second thought
I *do* like to brag
Cause I'm mighty proud of
That Ragged Old Flag"
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Beverly & Pack 69 months ago | reply
Other versions of the same flag:
CT_photography 66 months ago | reply
Awesome , I love old Rustic looking wood, looks like a little extra added detail work nice capture
George Donnelly 66 months ago | reply
Nice, thanks for sharing. :)
Christian Church 63 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Glory, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Aphelion10 [deleted] 62 months ago | reply
very rustic. Thanks for sharing!
GrizzledOldDog 62 months ago | reply
May I borrow this flag to use as a texture. I will give you proper credit and post my finished product as a comment in this tread.
Thanks.
GrizzledOldDog 62 months ago | reply
Thanks for the use.
angelandspot 60 months ago | reply
Thanks. I have used this as a background/texture layer.
sixty8panther 59 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Star, universal symbol, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
vh1mtv 30 months ago | reply
Great pic! Thanks for the CC license. This photo was perfect for a haiku poem I wrote about Independence Day.
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Much appreciated. Happy 4th of July!
--Vicki
Christopher Fitzgerald 26 months ago | reply
Good job. like it. very nice.
How2Hub 26 months ago | reply
I love this photo! May I use it as my profile picture on facebook? Thank You!
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Beverly & Pack 26 months ago | reply
!efatima 5 months ago | reply
This is perfect for our theme of Red White & Blue. Please join and add to the topic here: www.flickr.com/groups/catchy/discuss/72157645041593660/ - Thank you.