Flag Day in the United States of America, June 14th

Flag Day in the US is June 14th.

Fly your flag with grace, honor and dignity.

The national motto of the United States is declared to be 'In God we trust.'

The complete Flag Code located here.  Did you know, the American Flag has specific color codes issued by the US?  
For residential purposes, if you are purchasing the US flag, American Flag, if made in the U.S.A., (hopefully~yes) it should have these designated colors:  Old Glory Red and Old Glory Blue.  US Embassies use Pantone approximated colors.

Should you be displaying the flag vertically, the union should always be on the viewer's left. 


Here, the Betsy Ross House.

Attribution: Coolcaesar at the English language Wikipedia

 

US Code Title 36 Chapter 10

National Day of Remembrance, Memorial Day, United States of America

On Memorial Day, America respects their soldiers with a day of Remembrance, but many people may not realize there is also a moment of remembrance at 3:00 p.m., where baseball games halt and train whistles blow to pay tribute to those to died in service to the United States of America.  If you are not participating in a parade or other memorial service, you can still remember those who fought for you.

I received this in an email from autom:
Take a moment to pray.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. –John 15:13
and other ideas:

• Visit cemeteries and place flags or flowers on the graves of our fallen heroes.
• Visit local memorials.
• Fly the U.S. Flag at half-staff until noon.
• Fly the POW/MIA Flag
• Pledge to aid the widows, widowers, and orphans of our fallen soldiers, and to aid the disabled veterans.

We are America not 50 shades of Grey

A brief video on America, being family and simple basic American values.
Not 50 shades of grey




Songs courtesy of OneTrueMedia are Bugle Call Assembly and Semper Fidelis

We are America at OneTrueMedia.com

A brief video on America, being family and simple basic American values.  My Little House on the Prairie. 


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Battle Hymn of the Republic

I can't do a patriotic song blog without mentioning the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Hard for me to write about this one, as this song was played at my Dad's funeral when I was only fourteen years old.


Orson Welles has a fantastic explanation of this song.



The words by Julia Ward Howe

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on.

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.



I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps
His day is marching on.

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnish`d rows of steel,
"As ye deal with my contemnors, so with you my grace shall deal;"
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel
Since God is marching on.

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

He has sounded from the trumpet that shall never call retreat
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

A video from youtube

Battle Hymn of the Republic - United States Navy- Day of Rememberance 

"Battle Hymn of the Republic sung by the US Navy at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. on September 14th 2001 for the 9/11 Memorial Service Hosted by Peter Jennings. Music written by William Steffe 1855 and lyrics written by Julia Ward Howe 11/17/1861."

America, the Beautiful

As we approach Memorial Day in the United States and then the Fourth of July, I begin to start listening to patriotic songs.

A pictorial tribute to Katherine Lee Bates

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

 youtube video of The United States of America with state flags









~~~~~~~~~ Here's a youtube rendition with Frank Sinatra


O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine!

O Beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

Katherine Lee Bates 1913