Posted on Sep 15, 2023
This Day in History: Our National Anthem
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War of 1812
Fort McHenry
National Anthem
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Sewing the flag that flew over Fort McHenry, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." (2) A British squadron assembles off Fort McHenry and begins to bombard it. (3) Artillery at Fort McHenry fires on British ships in Baltimore Harbor. (4) Francis Scott Key observes the British bombardment of Fort McHenry. (5) Raising the huge flag at Fort McHenry before the British attack. (6) Francis Scott Key observes Fort McHenry's flag still flying at dawn on 14 Sept. 1814.
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SGT Wayne Dunn Amn Anil Maram SGT J.D. Corr SPC Lisa Hughes MIDN CAPT (Join to see) A1C Crystal Winbush SPC Mike Bennett 1LT Larry Bass PVT (Join to see) SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell PO3 Belinda Dupree SGT Damaso V Santana 1SG(P) Dean Mcbride (MPER) (SPHR) PFC Francine Fontana SSG Paul Endes SPC Vernon Trexler SPC Jared Robbins PO3 Andrew Pepper Pvt Thomas Chapman CPL Miguel Velez
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
A time in American History; Ft. McHenry is the iconic base where both the American Flag and the U.S. National Anthem were born. Today, out of 421 forts, McHenry is the only shrine under the NPS.
Much-appreciated Dale.
Much-appreciated Dale.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Thanks for the reminder and good article.
“No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave.”
Isn't Key saying that people who were enslaved were also on the ship, perhaps both British and U.S. - and whether "hirelings and slave" there seemed no means of escape, for anyone, other than death.
I really like "America the Beautiful". However! I really, really, really dislike that some folks were jump on what they assumed was a "politically correct" bandwagon, in droves, for a while, about are wanting to turn it into our National Anthem.
“No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave.”
Isn't Key saying that people who were enslaved were also on the ship, perhaps both British and U.S. - and whether "hirelings and slave" there seemed no means of escape, for anyone, other than death.
I really like "America the Beautiful". However! I really, really, really dislike that some folks were jump on what they assumed was a "politically correct" bandwagon, in droves, for a while, about are wanting to turn it into our National Anthem.
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Call me a sentimental fool, or call mewhatever you want but I always love looking at our flag. And I still always get a lump in my throat and misty eyes when I hear our National Anthem. And I hate to see it in distress.
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SGT Mary G.
LTC Trent Klug One of the first things I did after purchasing a home was to buy a flag to fly. However, after being given a copy of the HOA rules, did not ever install the hardware, because "no flags can be flown" was in the rules!
What!! I was angry at first. However, it may have been the only way to prevent potential "troubling" responses to some of the flags, other than our nation's, that may have been installed, otherwise.<sigh>
What!! I was angry at first. However, it may have been the only way to prevent potential "troubling" responses to some of the flags, other than our nation's, that may have been installed, otherwise.<sigh>
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
That's what I like about living on 80 acres in the northern Idaho panhandle: No HOA rules! I've got a 30-foot flagpole next to the corner of my garage. . . .
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