There’s an eagle in your life and you have a current opportunity to get better-acquainted with it. We refer to the American bald eagle and the bicentennial of its selection as national bird by the Continental Congress June 20 1782. This being the 200th anniversary, it’s appropriate that Congress and the President have designated the 20th of June 1982 as… Continue reading Eagle Bicentennial Approaches
Category: Patriotic
Guardians of our peace and freedom
“Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions … but …. there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men.” We in America could well apply these words of tribute, uttered by Pericles 24 centuries ago, as we commemorate Memorial Day 1982 and reflect on… Continue reading Guardians of our peace and freedom
The Custer Legend Still Lives
We are the pride of the Army And a regiment of great renown… Thus began “Garry Own,” regimental battle song of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry, the outfit of Brevet Maj. Gen. George A. Custer in the post-Civil War campaign against the Indians. And the chorus: In the Fighting Seventh’s the place for me, It’s the… Continue reading The Custer Legend Still Lives
Happy Birthday to The “Star Spangled Banner”
Probably no single patriotic song has provoked so much controversy, involving both lyrics and music. But “The Star – Spangled Banner” continues to be sung and performed with pride after 51 years as our national anthem and over 167 years in the country’s music history – ever since the words were written by Francis Scott… Continue reading Happy Birthday to The “Star Spangled Banner”
Another Look at Custer: Was It Battle or Suicide?
We are the pride of the Army And a regiment of great renown… Thus began “Garry Own,” regimental battle song of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry, the outfit of Brevet Maj. Gen. George A. Custer in the post-Civil War campaign against the Indians. And the chorus: In the Fighting Seventh’s the place for me, It’s the… Continue reading Another Look at Custer: Was It Battle or Suicide?
Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
‘Uncle Sam’ Just about every American knows that name – symbol and personification of the United States. Indeed his image might turn up just about anywhere – a tall. spare man with chin’ whisker, usually dressed in a red-white-blue costume of striped trousers, swallow-tailed coat, and tall hat with a hand of stars. Uncle Sam… Continue reading Who’s Uncle Sam’s Creator?
Lyndon B. Johnson – Death of 36th President
Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, is dead. Mr. Johnson’s death of a heart attack Monday afternoon stunned the nation he served for so many years, first in the House of Representatives, as a naval officer in World War II, in the United States Senate, and as vice president and then… Continue reading Lyndon B. Johnson – Death of 36th President
Memorial Day Rites Conducted
Cemeteries were banked with flowers today as Central Utahns joined in a Memorial Day observance that had its beginnings in America a century ago. As at Arlington and other national cemeteries, emphasis was given to honoring the men and women who served their country in war-time – especially the war dead. In some cemeteries veterans’ graves were decorated… Continue reading Memorial Day Rites Conducted