To all who have served our great nation and defended our integrity, honor and way of life, you are the true heroes.

FROM RONALD REAGAN:"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

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PLACES I HAVE VISITED:

INSPIRATIONAL RENDITIONS OF "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" AND "GOD BLESS AMERICA":

http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/player/?file_300=http%3A%2F%2Fboss%2Estreamos%2Ecom%2Fwmedia%2Fblackhawks%2Fwmedia%2F1991anthem%2Ewvx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gHxfGKjA1M

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:

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