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Old Wed Sep 03, 2003, 09:42am
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Yes Garth, it is the Missing Man Formation - somberly symbolizing military personnel that have been killed and that will not be returning home.

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Originally posted by greymule
Listen to the singers butcher the words to the Star Spangled Banner, too. "Perilous flight?"
Surprisingly, I have seen the script for the star spangled banner incorrectly showing the word "flight." And oh how many High School Students sing it incorrectly at their sporting events!

I'm sure the flight of our flag was perilous as well, but as you have noted the correct word is "fight."

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ssb.html

You might want to check out a very thorough site for conservative thought and our country's historical documents. I recommend it highly. The Star Spangled Banner script is here also:

http://federalist.com/histdocs/

One last shot concerning the glory of our flag:

http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRinspire466.htm
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