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Dec 21, 2022

This is why the national anthem is played before sporting events

During the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814, Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and poet pulled into port on a mission to negotiate the release several POWs from British forces. Before a deal could be reached, the British started bombing the …

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Dec 21, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

Sep 18, 2022

How the national anthem came to sports

As the 2020 MLB season kicks off in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, ballplayers return to the field to play in front of an audience of cardboard cutouts while fans watch from home. Though the cheers and roars of the crowd are absent, one familia…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Sep 18, 2022

BYLogan Nye

May 18, 2023

You sing it, but do you really know what ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is about?

The “Star-Spangled Banner” is American lyrics laid on top of a British song to make one glorious national anthem. Here’s what it was about.

BYLogan Nye

May 18, 2023

BYJoslin Joseph

Feb 8, 2023

These are the best National Anthem performances ever

For some Americans, the Super Bowl is the culmination of two teams fighting it out to claim the title of the best team in one of the world’s toughest sports. For many other Americans, it’s a time to eat, drink, be merry, drink some more,…

BYJoslin Joseph

Feb 8, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Feb 2, 2022

WATCH: Patriotism in action – Chiefs fans sing National Anthem after singer’s mic fails

On Sunday, January 30, 2022, the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC championship game….

BYMiguel Ortiz

Feb 2, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 21, 2021

A famous Russian composer re-arranged the Star-Spangled Banner

When Igor Stravinsky was born, it was the Russian Empire who had a “special relationship” with the United States, not Great Britain. By the time he emigrated to Switzerland, the Russian Empire was the Soviet Union and Stravinsky was a global nomad…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 21, 2021

BYUnited States Air Force

Feb 1, 2021

Air Force Global Strike flyover to support Super Bowl 55 in Tampa

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) – Three different Air Force Global Strike Command bombers will conduct a first-of-its-kind trifecta flyover during the National Anthem…

BYUnited States Air Force

Feb 1, 2021

BYMilitary Spouse

Apr 29, 2020

10 reasons to be thankful for military kids

I’m feeling thankful. Maybe because I know orders are on the horizon and there is “change” in the air. Or maybe I’m thankful in spite of it. Sensing the winds, I can’t help but feel thankful for my military kids. It’s been a long decade …

BYMilitary Spouse

Apr 29, 2020