The flag represents the ones who didn’t have a choice whether they were going to fight or stay home. It stands for the ones who gave their lives to protect people they have never met. It stands for the ones who actually had the courage to fight the enemy face-to-face instead of through a phone. 

It stands for courage, strength, integrity, sacrifice, unity, and privilege are the reasons I respect the flag and stand for the Pledge and the National anthem. The flag stands for when we work as one and make a difference instead of filming the person struggling and making fun of them. How about you put your phone down and help save a life because in this country we reward people for doing the right thing even though it might not seem like it. 

To me, you should stand for what you believe and I believe that if you risk your life then you will be honored. Still, people think they can sit for the Pledge and the National anthem saying that they are risking their lives more by going by different “pronouns” “oh sorry I didn’t call you by the right name” If you were at war they aren’t going to stop fighting to ask what they should call you they are going to yell and curse at you and try to hurt your feelings.