Ford recalls impact of pledge during Veterans Day ceremony

  • Robert Ford, who spent 26 years in the U.S. Army, said the ending of the pledge of allegiance is a promise that will guide the nation to ‘real liberty and justice for all’ during the Veterans Day ceremony. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
    Robert Ford, who spent 26 years in the U.S. Army, said the ending of the pledge of allegiance is a promise that will guide the nation to ‘real liberty and justice for all’ during the Veterans Day ceremony. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
  • Members of the Suwannee High NJROTC present the colors during Wednesday’s Veterans Day parade through Live Oak. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
    Members of the Suwannee High NJROTC present the colors during Wednesday’s Veterans Day parade through Live Oak. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
  • Live Oak Police Chief Keith Davis waves during the Veterans Day parade Wednesday. Davis was the grand marshal of the parade. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
    Live Oak Police Chief Keith Davis waves during the Veterans Day parade Wednesday. Davis was the grand marshal of the parade. (ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)

    LIVE OAK — “One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

    Those 11 words are known to all as they close out the pledge of allegiance, recited countless times. However, thos…