Patriotism

The Canteen at North Platte

Ten days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, residents of North Platte, Nebraska heard a rumor that soldiers from their town, part of the Nebraska National Guard Company D, would be coming through on a troop train on their way to the West...

Dedication, Encouragement, Patriotism, Service

Patriotism Survey

When asked how well the word patriotic describes them, the following percentages of Americans answered “very well”:
Of all respondents: 53%
Men: 57%
Women: 49%
Ages 18-34: 35%
Ages 35-49: 44%
Ages 50-...

Patriotism, Statistic

The Embassy Building

One of our ambassadors to a foreign country said, “You have invited me to tell you about the duties of an ambassador. Let me begin by telling you first of the embassy, the place where we live. The embassy is a little spot of America set down in...

Church, Patriotism

Yes, I Am under God!

I live under His heavens,
The nations are under His authority,
My destiny is under His direction,
My past is under His grace,
My future is under His control,
My cares are under His wing,
My sin is under the blood!

Accountability, Patriotism, Salvation

All 50 States Acknowledge God in Their State Constitutions

Here are excerpts from all fifty state constitutions:

Alabama
“We the people of the State of Alabama, invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish the following Constitution.”

Alaska
“We, the...

Patriotism, Quote

Quotes on Liberty

“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood.”—John Adams...

Freedom, Patriotism, Quote

Quotes for Memorial Day

“However horrible the incidents of war may be, the soldier who is called upon to offer and to give his life for his country is the noblest development of mankind.” — Douglas MacArthur

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from...

Patriotism, Quote

I Give You the Flag

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the flag
That flew over valley forge
Was torn in two by the gray and blue
And bled through two world wars.

I give you the flag that burned in the street
In protest, in anger and...

Patriotism, Poetry

The Washington Monument Message

Every day when the sun rises over Washington DC, its first rays fall on the eastern side of the city’s tallest structure, the 555-foot Washington Monument. The first part of that monument to reflect the rising sun is the eastern side of its...

Freedom, Patriotism, Praise

Americans Are Free

The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Pelham, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. “We live in a great country,” she announced. “One of the things we should be happy about is that, in...

Children, Humor, Patriotism