So thank you for leading us in that we appreciate. And many of you know, my family has a little history with the Pledge of Allegiance. My great grandfather added the words under God to the Pledge of Allegiance back in the 1950s. 1950s. So we just celebrated the 72nd anniversary. That bill was signed into law on flag day in 1954 by President Eisenhower. (01:25–01:34)
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