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Pledge of Allegiance U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, Combined Joint Task Force-101 commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Camacho, CJTF-101 command sergeant major, stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony held at Bagram Air Field, May 26. (U.S. Army photo/Pfc. Christina Sinders) The Pledge of Allegiance VA Thirty-one words which affirm the values and freedom that the American flag represents are recited while facing the flag as a pledge of Americans’ loyalty to their country. The Pledge of Allegiance was written for the 400th anniversary, in 1892, of the discovery of America. A national committee of educators and civic leaders planned a public-school celebration of Columbus Day to center around the flag. Included with the script for ceremonies that would culminate in raising of the flag was the pledge. So it was in October 1892 Columbus Day programs that sch ....