Each day in school, you stand, put your hand over your heart and pledge allegiance to the United States, but your children don't have to do that anymore. It's a decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals, saying children should not be forced to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school because it violates First Amendment rights of free speech.

War veteran Joe Columbus says, "I'd be willing today to tell you that probably in this county we live in, every soldier and veteran would back me up in saying this is entirely wrong."

That's what some veterans say about the decision to allow children to choose to say the pledge and the National Anthem everyday. All it took was the tap of the gaveland the decision was made. Judges from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals say the First Amendment protects those who choose not to say the pledge or sing the anthem.

War veteran Tom Bianco says, "I think there are situations that weren't foreseen by the founding fathers."

Court officials say they believe most citizens of the United States will willingly recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the National Anthem proudly on their own. They say there doesn't need to be a law forcing them to do so.