With Memorial Day this week, I felt it appropriate to write something patriotic in honor of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to our nation.

The Star-Spangled Banner” is played at sports games, school events, and military ceremonies, but do you know the meaning of our national anthem? The song’s centuries-old history makes it worth ...

When I post the colors this Monday, I want to do so with quiet reverence. I want to remember what Memorial Day is truly about ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner serves as the national anthem of the United States, its lyrics derived from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem composed by American lawyer Francis Scott Key on September 14 ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to love.

From Fort McHenry to New Orleans ... written by Francis Scott Key as "Defence of Fort M’Henry" at the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The poem turned song was inspired by the American ...

Key's poem became the national anthem by an Act ... The state of Maryland honors the defense of Fort McHenry with Defenders Day each Sept. 12. The NPS continued, "They pieced together strips ...

After seeing the American flag flying over Fort McHenry the morning ... using the title "Defence of Fort M'Henry." According to The Kennedy Center, the poem was set to the tune of an old drinking ...

The anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” is a song based on the poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” No wonder it celebrates what is often described as elements of American character ...

it was named after francis scott key, who watched the bombardment of fort mchenry during the war of 1812. it inspired key to write the poem that inspired the star-spangled banner, the national anthem.