[jla]

Terrific post! And thanks for including the poem in it's entirety.
Ironic though, (or maybe befitting), that Mr. Key's poem was put to the music of an English song.
Regardless, I love our national anthem. We are truly fortunate to live in the greatest country in the history of this world.

[mdittmar]

I can't help but think of this song when I think of the War of 1812,my grandma use to play it when we went to visit her.

"The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton