Scout 2 (lighting white candle): "The white of my flag is for purity; cleanliness of purpose, thought, word, and deed."
Scout 3 (lighting blue candle): "The blue of my flag is for truth and justice, like the eternal blue of the star-filled heavens."
Scout 4 (all four salute): "My flag-the flag of America, home of liberty, land of opportunity, where people of all races and creeds live in peace and friendship together."

2. There are many varieties of patriotic ceremonies. In addition to saluting the flag and pledging allegiance, a troop can sing a verse of any of several patriotic songs. Or a reader can read from the writings of authors and poets who have helped us to understand what it means to love one's country. A single patriotic ceremony, no matter how good, is bound to lose some of its meaning after endless repetition. If a ceremony of any kind has lost its meaning to those involved, it is not worth doing.