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A while ago my kids played a cassette tape my white-bread, WWII-vet dad, who died in 2000, had recorded with them about ten years ago, when they were very small. Daddy prompted my son through the pledge (they'd just learned it in kindergarten) and then dazzled the children by reciting it himself in Spanish, a feat that was clearly a relic from his high-school class back in the late 30s. It never occurred to any of us to question the patriotism of this recitation; in fact, the opposite occurred to me: "God, they were so indoctrinated back then that even Spanish class was devoted to reciting the stupid pledge of allegiance!"
PS: it was interesting to note that the word "Dios" was not part of Daddy's memorized version, since of course that hadn't been added when he learned it.
