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The Bellamy Salute in the U.S. Before December 1942

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The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance, whose text had been written by Francis Bellamy. It was also known as the “flag salute” during the period when it was used with the Pledge of Allegiance. Bellamy promoted the salute and it came to be associated with his name. Both the Pledge and its salute originated in 1892. Later, during the 1920s and 1930s, Italian fascists and Nazi Germans adopted a salute which was very similar, attributed to the Roman salute, a gesture that was popularly believed to have been used in ancient Rome.[1] This resulted in controversy over the use of the Bellamy salute in the United States. It was officially replaced by the hand-over-heart salute when Congress amended the Flag Code on December 22, 1942.

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Michael Woodbridge
Michael Woodbridge
April 10, 2023

Yes, I was recently led to understand that the Roman Salute is, by way of greeting, another way of showing that one is not concealing any weapon.

Paul Mugar
Paul Mugar
April 11, 2023

HYE-! ~ Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic + THEE BELLAMY SALUTE (HITLER SALUTE-!) IS THE SAME AS THEE HAND SALUTE OVER THEE HEART-! + THEE HAND SALUTE IS THEE NAPOLEON SALUTE O’ MASONRY-! + MASONRY IS ROMAN FASCIST & HITLER NAZI-! + IN FACT: GENERAL EISENHOWER IS THEE THIRD NAZI REICH-! + THEN: PRESIDENT EISENHOWER IS THEE FOURTH NAZI-AZOV REICH-! + THEE PURPOSE OF THEE AMERICAN~BRITISH NATO IS TO CONTINUE THEE THIRD WORLD WAR O’ HITLER-! + NATO DOCTRINE: 1) “KEEP RUSSIA (OIL & GAS) OUT-! +2) KEEP-GERMANY (NAZIS) DOWN-! + 3) KEEP AMERICA (IKE-NAZI-AZOV) IN-! + NATO IS THEE HITLER… Read more »

InnerCynic
InnerCynic
April 11, 2023

When I first became aware of this I thought that I was dreaming. Seems that our “history” books have been curiously silent about this… but… then… when hasn’t history been massaged into a narrative suited for imperial purposes? Mustn’t let the proles realize they’re nothing more than cattle grazing on the federal farm.

Crass
Crass
July 16, 2023

In my lifetime, I have witnessed many American presidents using ‘The Bellamy salute’ while standing on the steps of Air Force one.  

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