FReeper Canteen ~ The Star Spangled Banner ~ 14 September 2020

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ 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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[mylife]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Publius, and thank you for Rachmaninov’s “The Star Spangled Banner”.

Hope you are well away from any of the fires.

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

The cotton is a long way from ready to harvest. A few plants are still producing a few flowers. *sigh*

Middle TN got a lot of rain today, with some nasty flooding in several areas, but we got nothing at all.
They say we could get some rain from Sally Thurs. and Fri. but with the way our luck goes ........

Right now, I’m saying prayers for my cousin and his wife who live in Bermuda. Paulette is closing in on them. That island is so tiny and the storm is so big. I’m just glad it isn’t as strong as Laura was.

LOL! The ducks know right where to go when pickin’s start to get slim.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion. Lots of “close, but inconclusive”. Hope she keeps “hunting” for clues.

Genealogy can really be addictive for sure. My folks were REALLY into it and enjoyed the time they spent researching.

[luvie]

Hand Over Heart

Chris Botti~The Star Spangled Banner

[luvie]

Beautiful thread! ❤️🇺🇸💙

[luvie]

Howdy, radu!

Hope you had a nice Sunday. Ours was beautiful until the smoke from the fires in the west just about covered the sky and you could smell it this time.

Took this on the bike trail.

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW! I’m impressed with Mrs L and her mission of teaching the history of the National Anthem. I sure hope her successor does pick up that torch.

So little of anything taught about the history of these United States anymore. So sad.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello there, Janey...((HUGS))...furloughed again, huh?

Have fun with the jump planes. Is business back to what is was before the lockdowns started?

[radu]

What a little darling. She’s being raised properly by her parents.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

It was a quiet day here. We thought we were going to get a decent rain this afternoon but it fizzled out just as it got close. Same as always.

Yikes! Don’t we normally get a nice mountain view from the bike trail? I think I can make them out underneath the sun. The smoke is thick!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JBW...I’m not big on non-traditional versions, but I did like this one. Thanks for sharing it.

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy!! (((HUGS)))Well we were doing okay until the smoke from the fires cut the visibility at the airport to a half mile - when it clears in a couple of days we’ll be back in the air.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...good weather for you and Blue?

Penny enjoying her porch?

[Publius]

The fires are far away, but the smoke has made its way down here.

[hoagy62]

Sorry to hear about the furlough. I’m unemployed too. I feel you.

[mylife]

I feel the war of 1812 was a forgotten war, we fought hard, they fought hard, hell, they burnt the capitol down, but we never quit.

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGgCWpQxbgw

[luvie]

I had to steal that one the minute I saw it. LOL!

[mylife]

Cracker~ Yalla Yalla