A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-03-04....National Anthem Day

dansangel

[dansangel]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Today is "National Anthem Day"

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The Star-Spangled Banner

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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, thro' 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 through 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 on 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 wash'd out their foul footstep's 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 free men shall stand,
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that has made and preserved us as a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust";
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Tune: Anacreon in Heaven

Written by Francis Scott Key on September 14th,1814.



A great Website where you can listen to the midi versions of the national anthems from 192 sovereign and 46 non-sovereign nations:

National Anthems of All 192 Countries

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[dixie sass]

Did y'all notice that we now have SPELL CHECK!!!!!!

[dixie sass]

How pretty! Billie, Thank you for starting the Finest...

[dixie sass]

They classify my attempts at singing as "Cat"erwauling!

[dixie sass]

All our men are handsome...

[MeekOneGOP]

Howdy ! My Comcast is behaving better today.
My Sunrise pic on #7 is working today.

[Aeronaut]

Well, OK then.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, I see you already found it.
Thanks. Google Search found that for me and I uploaded it.

[Donaeus]

The only thing I can add to this is: AMEN!!!!

[GailA]

If you lighten it up it should make a good one. Posted another good one over at the Foxhole.

[GailA]

[dansangel]

Hey! There are innocent single people around here!!!!

Oops! Sometimes I get carried away - LOL!

[dansangel]

Atfernoon, Dansy!

Greetings back at ya Miss ((((((Sassy))))))! So glad you are able to visit. You really have a way of *livening* up the place!

:-)

[dansangel]

They classify my attempts at singing as "Cat"erwauling!

Caterwauling would be a definite step up for me! Luckily, I have a good ear and appreciate good, orchestrated music. But sing??? Oh, my NO!

[dansangel]

I'm off to snuggle up to my latest adventure novel. Thanks to all of you that contributed. Good night and God bless!

[dansangel]

OK, duh me....let's try this again:

I'm off to snuggle up to my latest adventure novel. Thanks to all of you that contributed. Good night and God Bless!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040303-N-5319A-001 Arabian Gulf (March 3, 2004) – Tiger Woods meets Commander Carrier Group Eight (CCG-8) Rear Adm. Denby H. Starling II, on the flag bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Tiger Woods accompanied by his fiancé Elin Nordegren, PGA player Mark O'Meara, and caddies Steve Williams and Greg Rita visited the Norfolk, Va. based carrier in the Arabian Gulf before participating in the European PGA Tour's Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday, March 4. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. (RELEASED)

[I've loved Tiger Woods ever since he declined to meet President Klinton after winning The Masters. He chose to hang out with some friends and play nine holes of golf that day instead.]

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

021029-N-1955P-046 Pula, Croatia (Oct. 29, 2002) – An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) leads a formation with three U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons Three Four (VFA-34), Eight One (VFA-81), and Eight Three (VFA-83) and two Croatian MiG-21 fighter aircraft. U.S. Navy squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing One Seven (CVW-17) aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) have sent a detachment to Croatia in order to participate in the exercise “Joint Wings 2002”. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Dana Potts. (RELEASED)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

040222-N-0401E-026 Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Crewmembers aboard a patrol craft assigned to Coast Guard Port Security Unit Three Zero Seven (PSU 307) monitor activities around Kuwait Naval Base. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. PSU 307 works with Navy Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit Two Zero Six (MIUW 206) to provide harbor security. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Wes Eplen. (RELEASED)

[The Mayor]

I know from experience how a loss feels.

Who and where were you working on the campaign?
I lost in 2001.......

[WVNan]

spread those no cost moments of ease for others

Mama always said that you were the kind one, always putting others first. Mama was right.