Your viewpoint is also interesting, Dan. I guess I never second-guessed the military theme of the Fourth of July before. It was always my holiday as I was born the day before it. The whole bombs bursting in air with fireworks and such. I don't suppose they lit those bombs for a display of fun in 1812 or before.
I can't imagine a Fourth of July celebration without a military theme. The guys didn't just decide over some beers that we were going to split off from England and then just ignore the British till they went away. Many good men took up arms to take freedom. They laid down their lives to rip freedom from our oppressors and make the most free country on the planet. A country spawning centuries of innovation giving us technology and medicine that are incredulous to think about. Not to mention that most of it came from military research funding. Yes, all this technology that saves lives came from funding of weapons. And the Fourth of July is and always has been, in my opinion, about our military might that created our great nation AND has saved many countries and peoples from genocide, oppression, persecution, and annihilation. And I'm not even that patriotic any more. John ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon Jul 05 08:02:57 2010 Subject: Re: Ronan Tynan Interesting point of view, Ray. The Macy's NYC fireworks last night had a military aspect, playing several branches of the military's anthems - but also had some strange selections that I can't recall - non-military. But I guess having won our independence via force of arms 234 years ago, there has always been a military aspect to the celebration. It's just more so now that are actively involved in conflicts and everyone supports the troops (if not the wars). I wonder if the celebrations had the same feelings during the Vietnam War. I am guessing not. Oh, and if the Sox make Tynan a regular visitor/singer, like he was for the Yankees, then I will be glad not to be able tro see most Sox games on TV. The guy is a blowhard and self-centered jerk. He used to take a 2 1/2 minute song and turn it into a 'look at me' 5 minute rendition at Yankee Stadium. Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, July 5, 2010 8:46:32 AM Subject: Re: Ronan Tynan I will say this. Ronan Tynan was the only aspect of the Fourth of July festivities that didn't show off America's military power. From the veterans to the jet plane flyover to the martial music from previous wars, I was struck by how much the 4th was now associated with war. One of the the things I love about baseball is the way that it reflects the community. For example we have the Brockton Rox and Irish American day and we have the Worcester Tornadoes and Cub Scout. We also have the PMC tribute at Fenway (which always makes me tear up). Our baseball games reflect what is important to our community. And I was really struck by how much we've allowed war and military power define America. Ray On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> wrote: > At Fenway Park. Really? First Don Zimmer in the Hall of Fame, now this ... > > Steve O > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" www.fpgasimulation.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
