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Re: The Meaning of the word "Two (or to) at the end of the Pledge
Jim McMaster (mcmaster@SWENG.STORTEK.COM)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:54:08 -0700
This is not what I was taught in the Army...it is "Two", because dropping the
salute is the second count of a two-count movement.
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Jim McMaster
mailto:mcmaster@sweng.stortek.com
Scoutmaster, Troop 70; Longs Peak Council, BSA; Boulder, CO, USA
I used to be a Buffalo...
In message <s7021c59.006@email>, John Tudor said:
> I beileve it is "to", and is used as an abbreviation for "stand to" which =
> means you may drop your salute.
> >>> Ed Henderson <biged@SCOUTER.COM> 03/31 12:28 PM >>>
> >I am an Assistant Scoutmaster for a troop in Houston, Texas.
> >I am trying to find out the meaning of "Two" after the Pledge of =
> Allegiance.
> >Is this just a tradition to let everyone know when to drop their salute =
> or
> is there a significance to the word?
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