National Guard 372nd anniversary.

Friend, did you ever have the opportunity to wish somebody a happy 372nd birthday?

Well, you do now. Our cherished National Guard, the first line of America’s defense since pre-colonial days, even before we were called America, was born 372 years ago this Saturday.

It had its beginnings in the colonies, when farmers had to drop their plows and pick up muskets to defend their settlements. Of course, when we became a British colony, we had to have defense, and again it was settler/soldiers who volunteered. Paul Revere and many of the signers of the Constitution were themselves members of what became known as our National Guard.

Today, half or more of our fighting men and women, wherever they are deployed around the globe, are still our volunteer soldiers who stop what they’re doing, leave their professions and families, and ship out to defend all of us.

The best way I know of that we can celebrate their 372nd birthday is to have – and give to loved ones – For My Country, The Ballad of the National Guard, complete with the documentary history of our fellow citizens who put it all on the line for our liberties.

Let’s celebrate and commemorate and pay tribute to our National Guard on their 372nd anniversary!

Pat Boone

Pat Boone Honors American Heroes
Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: The National Guard and the soldiers who serve our country – in a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham in a celebrity-packed musical tribute to this iconic American.

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Honor America – Fly the Flag This Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is a day when all Americans should show their patriotism by not only honoring all of those brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country to keep us free, but honor America by flying the flag in front of their house or on their car.

The flag is so very important to me. Back in the late 60s, during all the rampaging dissent over the war in Vietnam, an event occurred that forever embedded in me a truth about priority and, yes, propriety.

I read about a scene in front of President Nixon’s Florida retreat. He was there inside when a growing mob of dissidents began milling around the entrance gates, yelling anti-war, anti-Nixon epithets. One of the protesters, a big guy, was carrying an American flag – upside down, as part of his demonstration.

A little old lady, over seventy years old, was driving by in her dusty VW Beetle. When she saw what was happening, she pulled over and waded right into the mob, right up to the big galoot carrying the flag so disrespectfully. She wrenched the pole and the upside down flag right out of his hands, saying “My husband died for that flag, young man, and you’re not going to treat it that way – not while I’m around!” She marched away, leaving the crowd dumbfounded.

As I pondered how she could have done that, such a small older woman confronting the bigger, younger man, I realized that she had might because she was right – and the crowd knew it. Sometimes it’s that simple – right makes might.

Priorities. Propriety. They’re old fashioned ideas but they made America what it was. They made Americans who we were. I don’t think we can ever recover our identity without them.

Yes, these are difficult days we’re living in. At times it can be downright overwhelming. But despite what you hear and read, there are more folks with us than it sometimes appears.

I still believe. I believe in my America – an America I still remember very well.

So on Veterans Day support our soldiers, support our country, and fly our flag proudly. Let your neighbors and friends know that you support the greatest nation in the world

(FOLLOWED BY INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FLY THE FLAG PROPERLY – DON’T NEED PICTURES – NOTE THAT I ONLY GAVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERSONAL USE, SO THAT WHILE THERE ARE MISSING NUMBERS BELOW, THEY RELATE TO CORPORATE FLAG BEARING AND NOT PERSONAL FLAG HANGING)

Displaying the Flag

1. When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.

5. When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.

6. When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.

8. When the flag is displayed in a manner other than by being flown from a staff, it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out. When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that is, to the observer’s left. When displayed in a window it should be displayed in the same way, that is with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. When festoons, rosettes or drapings are desired, bunting of blue, white and red should be used, but never the flag.

13. When the flag is displayed on a car, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

14. When hung in a window, place the blue union in the upper left, as viewed from the street.

Pat Boone Honors American Heroes

Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: The National Guard and the soldiers who serve our country (For My Country) – in a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham (Thank You Billy Graham) in a celebrity-packed musical tribute to this iconic American.

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Pat Boone Creates Web Sites to Share His Passion About American Heroes

Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: the soldiers who serve our country in the National Guard and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham. For My Country is a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and features interviews, commentary and action sequences. Thank You Billy Graham is a star-studded “We Are the World” musical tribute, including, Bono, LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire, Charlie Pride and many more celebrities.

(PRWEB) October 28, 2008 — You can teach an old dog new tricks. Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: the soldiers who serve our country in the National Guard and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham.

Pat created these sites to promote two CDs/DVDs he produced and are near and dear to his heart. His goal is to not only share his vision with millions of Americans, but to donate money from sales of his work to worthy charitable organizations including the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Samaritans Purse and Mercy Corps.

As part of the program, Pat and his friends will be creating weekly blogs where they will share their thoughts on all sorts of American heroes as well as sharing their vision of America and religion.

For My Country: The History of the National Guard is a stellar visual and musical homage to the “people’s militia” and the nation’s oldest service branch, the 500,000 member National Guard. It includes both an original documentary and an accompanying CD, on which is featured the first Anthem ever created for the National Guard.

Thank You Billy Graham is a star-studded musical tribute to the greatest evangelist of our time, Dr. Billy Graham. Many of the greatest musicians in the world, including Bono, LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Larry, King, Michael McDonald, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Pride, George Strait and many other musicians and special guests share personal experiences about Billy Graham and join together in this musical tribute to one man who changed our world with one message.

About Pat Boone:
A pop culture icon an entrepreneur, Boone, often called the original “American Idol” after winning a TV talent competition five decades ago, boasts a career that includes six #1 records and more than 45 million records sold, making him the tenth biggest selling rock recording artist of all time. Among his rare achievements are three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and memorable works in music, TV and film.

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Employers’ role in National Guard, Reserve support praised

Soldiers and airmen of the National Guard and Reserve forces now make up 46 percent of U.S. military forces, and are involved in increasingly complex missions of much longer duration than in the past, a group of Chadron business people were told last week.

Pat Boone Honors American Heroes

Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: The National Guard and the soldiers who serve our country (For My Country) – in a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham (Thank You Billy Graham) in a celebrity-packed musical tribute to this iconic American.

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Pat Boone’s Message on Fox News

Pat Boone celebrates Memorial Day and Remembers our heroes in the military and National Guard. Interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox News.

Pat Boone Honors American Heroes

Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: The National Guard and the soldiers who serve our country (For My Country) – in a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham (Thank You Billy Graham) in a celebrity-packed musical tribute to this iconic American.

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The Questions of Patriotism

When’s the best time to be openly, fervently supportive of our young men and women in the military?

When they’re enlisting and training to serve, putting all their other ambitions and plans aside?

When they’re shipping out to some foreign soil, not knowing if they’ll come back wounded and impaired–or not at all?

When they’re in the thick of battle, doing what their superiors have ordered, risking their very lives resisting an implacable enemy–one who is eager in many cases to die killing our troops?

When they’ve apparently succeeded in their mission, defeating the enemy and allowing a country to form its own independent, democratic government?

When they come home, hopefully alive, possibly impaired for life but flushed with accomplishment and victory?

Or when some settle into hospitals for therapy and surgeries and medical help, paying for their sacrifice and service for a lifetime?

Yes. All of the above. Now and as long as we live.

Pat

Pat Boone Honors American Heroes

Entertainment legend Pat Boone has created two new websites to honor his American heroes: The National Guard and the soldiers who serve our country (For My Country) – in a documentary history of the Guard from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and evangelist Dr. Billy Graham (Thank You Billy Graham) in a celebrity-packed musical tribute to this iconic American.

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