land of the free home of the brave speech

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?Īnd the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light Let’s take a look at the first stanza, the one which is sung proudly prior to thousands of sporting events each year. What Americans have a problem with the National Anthem? How is it divisive? Perhaps she should replace “American” with “traitors.”

The United States was “United.”īut a reporter from the “newspaper of record” wrote last week that the airing of the anthem could be a dividing line for some Americans. For two minutes a day, all was right in the world. Most recently, a self-proclaimed “King” on the hardwood floor went to the bench during the playing of our sacred National Anthem.Īnd just last week, the New York Times ran a piece that said, “airing the national anthem on TV could trigger viewers who hear ‘political overtones.’”Īfter 9/11, most broadcast television stations and many radio stations aired the playing of the National Anthem daily at noon for a number of months. Has-been athletes took it upon themselves to kneel during the National Anthem in protest to a nation that afforded them the right to make millions. President Bush rallied the nation and took the fight to the enemy - and won.īut slowly over time, people have forgotten. People took pride in America and dared anyone to come against us.

It seemed like within hours on that dreadful day in September, we became “One Nation Under God” again. The only good that came out of those attacks on our land was the patriotism that was awakened. Nearly 20 years have gone by since the tragedies of. How far have we fallen? How much have we forgotten?

Land of the free home of the brave speech