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08/04/2007: "Original American pledge of allegiance included fascist salute"

Originally, the pledge was said with the right hand in the so-called "Bellamy Salute," with the right hand resting first outward from the chest, then the arm extending out from the body. Once Hitler came to power in Europe, some Americans were concerned that this position of the arm and hand resembled the Nazi or Fascist salute. In 1942 Congress also established the current practice of rendering the pledge with the right hand over the heart.

[ In healthier times, this was seen as a healthy gesture of a warlike determination to do what was right. That's why a pledge existed: like a prayer, a reminder of commitment. ]

http://www.legion.org/?section=our_flag&subsection=flag_history&content=flag_history