“Flag of the free heart's hope and home! By angel hands to valour given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome; And all thy hues were born in heaven.” HeartHomeHandsGivenHeavenStarsBornAngelFlagsLitHueDomesValourAzureFree Heart Book:The Culprit Fay: And Other Poems Source: The Culprit Fay: And Other Poems
“Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed as the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight O'er the ramplarts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” DoeStillsHomeLightLastsNightFightingStarsAirLandRedBraveWaveProofDawnBombsBroadsFlagsTwilightRocketsBannerBurstingStripesStreamingGlareLand Of The FreeBright Star Author:Francis Scott Key
“In the middle of the cavernous cargo hold was a simple, aluminum coffin with a small American flag draped over it. We were bringing another American soldier, just killed, home to his family and final resting place. The starkness of his coffin in the center of the hold, the silence except for the din of the engines, was a real time cold reminder of the consequences of decisions for which we Senators share responsibility.” RealHomeSimpleDecisionSilenceResponsibilityShareMiddleColdConsequenceFinalsSoldierOver ItEnginesFlagsSenatorsRemindersCoffinsAmerican FlagAmerican SoldierCargoAluminum Author:John F. Kerry