My Play List for Memorial Day 2010

As my fellow Americans should know memorial day is the day that we honor those who lost their lives defending this great nation of ours and all of the various freedoms that we enjoy. Many also honor those that have died that were previously in the military. One thing that most people do not know is that idea of Memorial Day was actually started by family members who were honoring the memory of veterans of the Confederate States of America from The War Between the States. This suprises many, but you can look up the fact and history if you life. Part of this is because the political correct reich we live under wants to make anything associated with the Confederacy racist and totally dealing with slavery. There are way too many sources out there that directly show that the North were not the great liberators people assume. Most southerners did not even own slaves or even support the institution of slavery.

Music is often central to many cultures. Here are some songs that sum up the spirit of America and the American soldier.

The first song always makes me thing of a saying that my late father often told me. You've Got to Stand for Something by Aaron Tippin. The title pretty much sums it up. If you don't stand for something you will fall for something. The decisions you make each day you need to sleep with tonight. You need to always do what is right, or at least what you think is right. While not every war the United States have been involved in was the best course of action, our soldiers always stand up when they need to as the greatest military men and women in the world.

My second song is probably one of the best to honor those who served in the Southern Army in The War Between the States. The Song is a song from the 1880's called The wearing of the Gray. It is about the sacrifices made by the Confederate soldiers and how they kept their honor and were noble "while wearing of the gray".

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue by Toby Keith became a battle cry for many American soldiers and citizens after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The song basically is saying that you might have hit us and hurt us, but it was a sneak attack. It further informs our enemies that we are going to light up their world "like the fourth of July". It is defiantly a gung ho song. It fit much more with a President who knew how to fight a war. The poor excuse for a President that we have now Barack Hussein Obama coddles terrorists and their allies from what I have seen.

The Vietnam War was a time many people remember. I was a tad young for that conflict, but many of my relatives were alive then and fought during the conflict. The Statler Brothers song More than a name on a Wall is about the Vietnam Memorial. A woman goes there and finds her sons name. She is talking about how he was a good boy in life and he is "more than a name on a wall".

Merle Haggard's The Fightin Side of Me is a classic country song about patriotism. It talks about how good the USA is and that when you are putting it down you are asking for trouble. It pretty much says what many good decent Americans believe. If you don't like it you can leave.

Although he is not known for very many songs Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA is considered one of the most timeless patriotic songs. It appears on every country patriotic collection I have seen and many various genre compilations. The song basically is about how great the USA is and how glad he is to be living in this country of ours.

Ira Hayes by Johnny Cash is about a Native American Soldier named Ira Hayes. The song focuses on Hayes being patriotic when he went to war to fight for his country and how bad the natives were treated by the white man. The line he uses is "When war came Ira volunteered and forgot the white man's greed". It mentions him being one of the Americans than held the flag high on Iwo Jima Hill after the battle.

Since Randy Rhoads is such a great guitarist and Ozzy Osbourne is a lendeng in hard rock many people probably never thought of how serious some of his music can be. Crazy Train is one such song. Its basically about how stupid war is and that when people are at war they "are going off the rails of the crazy train".

I am not a big fan of the Dixie Chicks. Growing up listening to women like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette really makes me not figure out how they are considered country. Then again besides Terri Clark there are not many women that still play country today. The men are getting just as bad with some exceptions. I must say that their Song Travelin' Soldier is a great one for a play list. Unfortunately it is a very sad song. It's about a young soldier who meets a high school girl just before shipping out for basic training. He writes to her from various places then Vietnam. One night at a football game they read the names of local people who died in Vietnam and there was one name no one seemed to recognize. It was the soldier she had been writing to.

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen is an American anthem. Its one of those songs that just about everyone knows the words to at least the chorus. It's a rock and roll song about being proud to be an American. I am sure this song gives many soldiers comfort on their down time.

The cowardly attack of September 11, 2001 by Muslim extremists led by Osama Bin Laden has inspired much anger in America. Of course there have been many songs written that express this anger. I think one thing that people really need to understand is that you can't forget things like the terrorists attacks that happened. Have You Forgotten by Daryl Worley is probably one of the best. Basically the song reminds people about how bad things were on that day. How our friends and neighbors died in the towers and that "Pennsylvania field" and how we vowed to get Bin Laden. He also mentions talking to soldiers who have been at war and that are how he knows "just what we're fighting for"

Remember those who have fought for the freedom that we have and honor them. All our brave service men and women have something in common with their service. "All gave some and some gave all". Also please keep those who are still fighting wars to protect this country in your thoughts and prayers. Even if you do not support the war you should support the men and women who fight it. If you don't maybe you should be looking for another country to live in.

God Bless America.

God Save the South.

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