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b'Pledge of Allegiance\\n\\nLanguage\\n\\nDownload PDF\\n\\nWatch\\n\\nEdit\\n\\nThis article is about the U.S. oath of allegiance. For the general topic of oaths of allegiance, see\\xa0Oath of allegiance. For other uses, see\\xa0Pledge of Allegiance (disambiguation).\\n\\nThe\\xa0Pledge of Allegiance\\xa0of the\\xa0United States\\xa0is an expression of allegiance to the\\xa0flag of the United States\\xa0and the republic of the United States of America. Such a pledge was first composed, with a text different from the one used at present, by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army Officer during the\\xa0Civil War\\xa0and later a teacher of patriotism in New York City schools.[5][6]\\xa0The form of the pledge used today was largely devised by\\xa0Francis Bellamy\\xa0in 1892, and formally adopted by\\xa0Congress\\xa0as the pledge in 1942.[7]\\xa0The official name of\\xa0The Pledge of Allegiance\\xa0was adopted in 1945. The most recent alteration of its wording came on\\xa0Flag Day\\xa0in 1954, when the words "under God" were added.[8]\\nPledge of Allegiance\\n(Bellamy versions)\\n(changes are\\xa0bolded and underlined)1892\\n(first version)[1]"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."1892 to 1923\\n(early revision by Bellamy)[2]"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and\\xa0to\\xa0the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."1923 to 1924[3]"I pledge allegiance to\\xa0the\\xa0Flag\\xa0of the United States\\xa0and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."1924 to 1954[3]"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States\\xa0of America\\xa0and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."1954\\n(current version, per 4\\xa0U.S.C.\\xa0\\xa74)[4]"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America,\\xa0and to the Republic for which it stands, one\\xa0Nation\\xa0under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."\\n\\nRecital\\n\\nOrigins\\n\\nChanges\\n\\nSalute\\n\\nMusic\\n\\nControversy\\n\\nSee also\\n\\nReferences\\n\\nFurther reading\\n\\nExternal links\\n\\nLast edited 14 days ago\\xa0by an anonymous user\\n\\n\\ufffc\\n\\nContent is available under\\xa0CC BY-SA 3.0\\xa0unless otherwise noted.\\n\\nTerms of Use\\n\\nPrivacy\\n\\nDesktop\\n\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicano/message'