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| Author: | Tom Boyce [ Sat Sep 15, 2001 9:43 pm ] |
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I have heard the National Anthem sung SO many times before sporting events...and during the Olympics I felt the lump in my throat as the Stars and Stripes was raised and the "Star Spangled Banner" played. But never, Never, has this anthum moved me as it has this week as I watch the never ending flow of images again and again. In this simple poem written 187 years ago I find hope and even some answers. We overcame then and we will overcome again. The United States of America is and shall always be the land of the free and the home of the brave. .................................... Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twight's last gleaming Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Thro' the perlous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallently streaming and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there............ O say does that star spangled banner yet wave......... O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!!! ...................... Soldat Tom Comte de Boyce 3er,7e,de Foix,French,CCC tommyb1129@aol.com ICQ 127811485 |
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| Author: | Ralf Konnertz [ Sat Sep 15, 2001 10:55 pm ] |
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<center>The Star-Spangled Banner 1. O say can you see, By the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd At the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, Were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro' the night That our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled Banner yet wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave. 2. On the shore dimly seen Thro' the mist 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 in the stream. Tis the star-spangled banner O long may it wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave. 3. And where is the band Who so vauntingly swore, 'Mid the havoc of war And the battles confusion, A home and a country They'd 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. 4. O 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 hath made And preserved us a nation! Then conquer me must, When our cause it 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.</center> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Star-Spangled Banner was certified as the national anthem of the United States of America, by act of Congress on 3. March 1931, although already adopted as such by the Army and Navy. The text was written by the American lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), on board a British frigate during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland Harbor. On September 13-14, 1814, during the War of 1812, the fort successfully withstood a 25-hour bombardment by the British fleet under Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane. Key had boarded the ship under a flag of truce to arrange for the release of Dr. William Beanes, a prisoner held by the British during the War of 1812 and had been temporarily detained during the attack. The sight of the 1,260 sq. ft. flag still flying on the following morning inspired Key to write the poem. First printed in a handbill and then in a Baltimore newspaper, it soon became a popular song, sung to the tune of the drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven". Some sources state that the subject matter of the tune, to which he'd also written a previous poem in 1805, to honor Commodore Stephen Decatur, equally inspired Mr. Key's life. The composer of this tune is uncertain. John Stafford Smith, born in 1750, used the tune for an arrangement and is often regarded as the composer of the tune. See: "To Anacreon in Heaven" source: http://ingeb.org/songs/thestars.html |
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| Author: | eanson47 [ Mon Sep 17, 2001 3:19 pm ] |
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I think we need to leaflet bomb a few countries with these lyrics. Might make them think twice. I haven't seen verses 2,3,4 in a long time. They are really powerful. Col Edward M. Anson, 2/1/XVI/AoT,USA Corporal Edward M. Anson, 2nd Div, 1st Regiment, Eastern Department, Continental Army |
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| Author: | 780 [ Sun Sep 23, 2001 3:20 pm ] |
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Tom - imagine the lyrics if the Brits had REALLY tried to take the fort and lost! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Capt. Bill Peters, Morgan's Rifles, American Army |
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