Barbados National Pledge
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The National Pledge of Barbados is as follows
According to the Barbados
government website, the Pledge was created by Mr. Lester Vaughan, born in 1910. Mr. Vaughan died on September 16, 2003 at the age of 92.
- I pledge allegiance to my country Barbados and to my flag,
- To uphold and defend their honour,
- And by my living to do credit
- To my nation wherever I go.
According to the Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
government website, the Pledge was created by Mr. Lester Vaughan, born in 1910. Mr. Vaughan died on September 16, 2003 at the age of 92.
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