I photoblogged a little over at Townhall. I’ve been saving up some pictures I took on trips this year to Hawaii, Oregon, and now West Virginia. It seemed today was a good time to post a few of them. Our country really is breathtaking.
God Bless America, land that I love.
Update: I forgot to point you to the Cotillion, where the ladies are celebrating their independence with a huge tribute to Milbloggers (and many, many patriotic pin-ups)!
“God bless America
Land that I love…”
– Irving Berlin
“Irving Berlin has no place in American music.
He *is* American music.”
– Jerome Kern
love Sousa marches! Did you know Stars & Stripes Forever has lyrics?
One stanza:
Let martial note in triumph float
And liberty extend its mighty hand
A flag appears ‘mid thunderous cheers,
The banner of the Western land.
The emblem of the brave and true
Its folds protect no tyrant crew;
The red and white and starry blue
Is freedom’s shield and hope.