"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"
This would be quite a nice theme. On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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