FReeper Canteen ~ The Star Spangled Banner ~ 15 September 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

The FReeper Canteen presents....

~ The Star Spangled Banner ~
Written by Francis Scott Key (1814)

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

The War of 1812 had been a particularly nasty conflict with the British. They had burned down the Capitol and the White House in Washington, and were set on taking the port of Baltimore, which was protected in part by Fort McHenry, just to the south.

On September 7th, 1814, during the build-up to the attack on Baltimore, two Americans, Colonel John Skinner and a lawyer and part-time poet by the name of Francis Scott Key, had gone out to one of the British ships. They had come to negotiate the release of Dr William Beanes, a friend of Key who had been seized following the attack on Washington. The British agreed, but all three had learned too much about the forthcoming attack on Baltimore and so were detained by the British on board the frigate Surprise until it was over.

The attack started on September 12th, 1814, and after an initial exchange of fire, the fleet withdrew to form an arc just outside the range of Fort McHenry's fire.

Skinner, Beanes and Key watched much of the bombardment from the British deck. The major attack started in heavy rain on the morning of September 13th. Just under three miles in the distance the three men caught glimpses of the star-shaped fort with its huge flag - 42ft long, with 8 red stripes, 7 white stripes and 15 white stars, and specially commissioned to be big enough that the British could not possibly fail to see it from a distance.

In the dark of the night of the 13th, the shelling suddenly stopped. Through the darkness they couldn't tell whether the British forces had been defeated, or the fort had fallen.

As the rain cleared, and the sun began to rise, Key peered through the lifting darkness anxious to see if the flag they had seen the night before was still flying. And so it was that he scribbled on the back of an envelope the first lines of a poem he called Defense of Fort M'Henry.

O, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming

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Please remember that The Canteen is is here to support
and entertain our troops and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

Thursday Morning Coffee Bump.

No turtles yesterday. Just walking .

[beachn4fun]

Good morning. Dropping a quick note to let you know I won’t be around for the next day or two. Had to put “hubby’s” laptop in the shop for an upgrade and they have our only power cord for charging “my” laptop; thus, I have very limited allowable time and must use it wisely. I’ve ordered a back up plug but not sure when it’ll get here (can’t even work on my book until I get it).

Will catch up when I can.

Have a wonderful Thursday.

[smalltownslick]

Thank you

[Wneighbor]

New Air Force GrandDad, Wneighbor, has a question...

:) This is Granny. Grampa doesn't freep. Not a bit of a problem, we both got our girlie up in prayer. Just having to keep the prayer going because we know the next months aren't like a weekend with Granny and Grampa.

Thank you for pinging.

[left that other site]

As you know, I have been suffering from knee and ankle pain for a LONG time. It has caused numerous falls and lots of misery.

My doctor prescribed Physical Therapy and, by strengthening all the muscles around the affected area, I have seen a lot of progress. Perhaps that might not be the right thing for your situation, but it might be worth a try.

Anyway, my 2 cents.

I hope and pray you are able to get the successful treatment that you need.

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

THAT'S what I'd like to be doing right now!
How do you Early Birds DO that!?
It's un...something, I'm sure.
Unnatural is what it is! LOL!
See? I can't even think this early!
Anyhooooo...y'all all have a Thankful-that-it's-nearly-Friday Thursday!
...and don't work too hard!
((((hugs)))

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here. Just sleepy, as usual! I don’t know how you get up THAT early! LOL!

Hope you and Bo have fun at the lake today and no truck problems!

....and pie!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[SkyDancer]

Hai! - phone interview moved up to Friday (16th.) My new Frontier friend said not to sweat it, just be yourself.

[SkyDancer]

Yeah, saw it. Sure does make you tear up especially his voice and the way he says it. I’m learning it for church next year; will get up front and deliver it in his style (but not his voice of course ...LOL.)

[SandRat]

((HUGD)) Kathy,...((HUGS))

It’s sad when you realize, how few of us, ever went to the train station and rode a train to someplace.

It sort of makes me cry.

[Doogle]

...her first nights “lights out” will give her just a few short minutes to reflect and she’ll ask herself “ what the ell did I do?”.....a question she’ll remember asking for the rest of her very long life.....then she will fall asleep exhausted.

Mine was February 8, 1968

[SandRat]

Going to LUNCH

[luvie]

I did...with my mom and brother.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[SandRat]

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

New Air Force Granny!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3469507/posts?page=73#73

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Doogle.