Tag: The Star Spangled Banner
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It is not Time to “Take a Knee”; It is Time to “Take a Stand”
“MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE” by Dr. Laurie Roth, ©2020 (Jun. 15, 2020) — We are in an unbelievable season where our nation’s cities are being attacked and held hostage by shipped-in, paid rioters and protesters. We are under siege with anarchists hiding behind Floyd, a few bad cops and the endless sea of acting-out leftists…
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Look Who’s Standing for the National Anthem
“GOOD JOB!” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 13, 2016) — The Facebook page of a local Fox affiliate, Channel 5 in New York, has posted a home-video of a nine-year-old boy with a brain injury attempting, and succeeding briefly, to stand up when “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played in his living room. The young boys attempts…
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Give Credit Where Credit is Due
“ROME IS BURNING” by OPOVV, ©2014 (Jan. 12, 2014) — Many a time has a truly heroic act gone unnoticed, except for maybe a very few, and then the chances that it’s reported are slim at best. Songs were passed down of stupendous deeds of bravery from generation to generation, then written down and passed along…
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The Little People
“MARCHING TO OBLIVION” by OPOVV, ©2013 (Dec. 3, 2013) — The stage is draped with Royal Purple cloth hanging from Corinthian columns, and the players, Greek Gods and Goddesses, are dressed in white togas, lounging around a large crystal ball. The stage is lit by a warm glow. The crystal ball is dim blue. Hephaestus (God of…