Happy 4th of July!
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The Star-Spangled Banner
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream.
'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and hath preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be
our motto: "In God is our trust!" And the star-spangled
banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave!
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
On the shore, dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines in the stream.
'Tis the star-spangled banner; oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and hath preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be
our motto: "In God is our trust!" And the star-spangled
banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave!
G
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Thanks WD
rambling man
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Today is the day to forget about all those crappy politicians who get on our nerves and be proud, at least for one day...
"We're walkin real proud an' we're talkin' real loud again, In America"
Charlie Daniels
"In America"
Remembering FDR, Joe Di Maggio, Saratoga, Leadbelly, Robert E. Lee, Theodore Roosevelt, Jim Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Benjamin Franklin, Joe Louis, John F. Kennedy, Anne Bailey, Jimmy Stewart, Iwo Jima, Earl Warren, Tip O' Neil, Robert Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Wilt Chamberlain, Valley Forge, George Patton, John Marshall, Dolly Madison, Joe Frazier, Ted Williams, Abraham Lincoln. Alexander Hamilton, Colin Powell, B.B. King, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bataan Death March, Daniel Webster, Norman Scwarzkopf, Ulysses S. Grant, James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Black Jack Pershing, Larry Bird, Douglas Macarthur, Magic Johnson, Midway, Janis Joplin, Helen Hayes, Robert Byrd, Henry Clay, George Marshall, Lewis and Clark, all the Apollo missions, Joe Montana, Harry Truman, John L. Sullivan, Mother Jones, Normandy, Tripoli....
And every other person who, in their way and field, made America great.
And all the men and women who died to make sure America would be safe from her enemies at home and abroad, or died in the service of their country, including the Oklahoma City victims.
Break out the flags, break out the beer, break out the ribs, and lets raise a toast to the United States of America
"We're walkin real proud an' we're talkin' real loud again, In America"
Charlie Daniels
"In America"
Remembering FDR, Joe Di Maggio, Saratoga, Leadbelly, Robert E. Lee, Theodore Roosevelt, Jim Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Benjamin Franklin, Joe Louis, John F. Kennedy, Anne Bailey, Jimmy Stewart, Iwo Jima, Earl Warren, Tip O' Neil, Robert Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Wilt Chamberlain, Valley Forge, George Patton, John Marshall, Dolly Madison, Joe Frazier, Ted Williams, Abraham Lincoln. Alexander Hamilton, Colin Powell, B.B. King, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bataan Death March, Daniel Webster, Norman Scwarzkopf, Ulysses S. Grant, James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Black Jack Pershing, Larry Bird, Douglas Macarthur, Magic Johnson, Midway, Janis Joplin, Helen Hayes, Robert Byrd, Henry Clay, George Marshall, Lewis and Clark, all the Apollo missions, Joe Montana, Harry Truman, John L. Sullivan, Mother Jones, Normandy, Tripoli....
And every other person who, in their way and field, made America great.
And all the men and women who died to make sure America would be safe from her enemies at home and abroad, or died in the service of their country, including the Oklahoma City victims.
Break out the flags, break out the beer, break out the ribs, and lets raise a toast to the United States of America
rambling man
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and, of course, the greatest American ever, George Washington...deserves a post all by himself
unusuallyconfused
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So, you are patriotic too. Good morning Rambling man.
rambling man
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morning UC! hope you are having one fine holiday
unusuallyconfused
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It is raining here. I hope it gets nice out. I hope you have a great holiday too. Do you have any plans?
rambling man
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not as long as it is storming here....just hanging around today, I suppose. I'm goign out of town this weekend, though
If its storming where you are it will be rainign here into tomorrow
If its storming where you are it will be rainign here into tomorrow
unusuallyconfused
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Well, damn, were both rained out. Check out the chat room.
Chuckus
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Happy Birthday America. Proud to be an American.
Flag is flying HIGH, beer is getting COLD and the hot dogs and hamburgers are getting ready to be cooked. Happy Birthday America or rather the USA.
Thanks to all who made it possible for us to have our FREEDOM.
Flag is flying HIGH, beer is getting COLD and the hot dogs and hamburgers are getting ready to be cooked. Happy Birthday America or rather the USA.
Thanks to all who made it possible for us to have our FREEDOM.
