SEEMS WE DON'T SAY IT ENOUGH – SO, I'M TRYING TO FIX THAT RIGHT HERE – GOD BLESS THE USA!!!
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!
Here we celebrate with a 1776 song...
HARK, hark the sound of war is heard,
And we must all attend;
Take up our arms and go with speed,
Our country to defend.
Our parent state has turned our foe,
Which fills our land with pain;
Her gallant ships, manned out for war,
Come thundering o'er the main.
There's Charleton, Howe and Clinton too,
And many thousand more,
May cross the sea, but all in vain,
Our rights we'll ne'er give o'er.
Our pleasant homes they do invade,
Our property devour;
And all because we won't submit
To their despotic power.
Then let us go against our foe,
We'd better die than yield
We and our sons are all undone,
If Britain wins the field.
Tories may dream of future joys,
But I am bold to say,
They'll find themselves bound fast in chains,
If Britain wins the day.
Husbands must leave their loving wives,
And sprightly youths attend,
Leave their sweethearts and risk their lives,
Their country to defend.
May they be heroes in the field,
Have heroes' fame in store;
We pray the Lord to be their shield,
Where thundering cannons roar.
We can rant, we can complain and we can thank the troops for giving us the right to do so! Today we celebrate our country's birthday, traditional BBQ's, fireworks, family and friends, we have a day off and have a ball! – and to whom do we owe it all? You guessed it_____
THE SOLDIER'S POEM
When this is over
And we come home again,
Forget the band
And cheers from the stand;
Just have the things
Well in hand –
The things we fought for.
UNDERSTAND?
_____Pfc C.G. Tiggas
ONLY A SAILOR
He's only a sailor on the boundless deep,
Under foreign skies and tropical heat.
Only a sailor on the rolling deep,
In summer rain and winter sleet.
TAKE A MOMENT TO LISTEN TO YOUR ANTHEM - IN FULL.
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FUN FACT:
Denmark is the only country outside of the United States that holds an official 4th July celebration. Celebrated annually since 1911, thousands of people from across the country gather in Rebild National Park in Jutland for picnics, speeches and to sing some American classics. Known as Rebildfesten, its organizers claim that it is is the biggest celebration of US independence outside of the USA.
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Fourth of July Humor -
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Farewell Salutes -
Margaret Bailey - Eastview, KY; Civilian, WWII, Civil Air Patrol Squadron 3
John A. Connolly Sr. - Wilkes-Barre, PA; US Navy, WWII, PTO, Corpsman w/ 3rd Marine Division
Alfonzo Chavez Jr. - Mesa, AZ; US Army, Vietnam, 187th Rakkasans, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Arthur F. Giles Jr. - Richardson, TX; US Merchant Marines, WWII / US Army, Korea
Robert Haas Sr. (100) - Beltsville, MD; US Army, WWII, Chief Warrant Officer
Richard Kaufmann - Chicago, IL; US Army, WWII, ETO
James J. Naughton - Youngstown, OH; US Army, Desert Shield/Storm & Iraq, 187th Rakkasans, Sgt.
John A. Popeo - Utica, NY; US Army Air Corps, WWII. PTO, 188th/11th Airborne Division
John I. Stacks - Cedar Lake, IN; US Army, Vietnam, 82nd Airborne Division
George, Walker Jr. - Holyoke, MA, US Air Force, Vietnam
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