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Re: The Meaning of the word "Two (or to) at the end of the Pledge
Dave Loomis (dloomis@NH.ULTRANET.COM)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:35:14 -0500
Ed Henderson wrote:
> At 04:56 AM 3/31/99, you wrote:
> >Name : Phillip Westbrook
> >Email : flip@pdq.net
> >Referer :
> http://compass.scouter.com/General_Reference/Meeting_Activities/Ceremonies/F
> lag/
> >Browser : Mozilla/4.5 [en] (Win95; I)
> >Comment/Suggestion
> >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?
>
> Dear Phillip,
>
> Wow, you got me on that one. I have been saying it for 25 years and I am
> not sure myself. I bet it has a military connection.
>
The command comes from the military, where the personnel rendering
the salute on command are directed to return to the position of attention by the
preparatory command, "Ready" followed by the command of execution, "To",
whereupon the participants return their saluting hand to the side of their pant
leg. Any further etiology may derive from the idea that the hand is being
returned "to" its place of origin, or the people are returning "to" the position
of attention.
Dave
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