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It is said the Bald Eagle was used as a national emblem because, at one of the first early
battles of the Revolution the strong noise of struggle awoke the sleeping Bald Eagles. They flew their nest and
circled over the heads of the men at war, making raucous cries the whole time. "They
are shrieking for freedom," the patriots said.
The Eagle, standing for the spirit of Freedom, living atop the valleys, strong and powerful, has
become the national emblem of our country. A country that offers freedom of words and thought and opportunity for all.
The Bald Eagle is also the United States seal. It shows a wide spread Bald Eagle faced
front, having a shield on its breast with thirteen perpendicular red and white stripes, surrounded by a field of blue
with the same amount of stars. In his right talon the Bald Eagle is holding an olive branch, in his left a bundle of
thirteen arrows, in his powerful beek inscribed with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Did you know? A Bald Eagles wingspan ranges from 72 to 90 inches!
The Bald Eagle was declared an endangered species in 1967!
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