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and this is not such a great thanksgiving
present to me and I

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want a surprise be able
to go up to that point

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and a first cousin eight generations
removed often francis scott

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key all throughout my childhood
up and through high school and

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college I am we are always singing
you know in your very musical

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family and we had the young a copy
of mile kentucky home on the

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piano alongside the star spangled
banner so the sung oftener

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house so today I was invited out
by one of the seamen on and

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I just met her at a us so add in
baltimore I told her in a little

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bit about my history or background
because I was interested in

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all the francis scott key buoy
and she said well you know it

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incidentally it you know I I work
on that crew we go out there

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almost monthly you know growing
up there was always a sense of

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pride and the star spangled banner
and the history behind

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on this day in so many other days
I think about um our ancestors

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I think about my ancestors those
who have donned the uniform

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hua van provided our freedom and
our defence and um I I think

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that on the day you know seeing
that point it just drove home

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to me again on that small measure
that one song that one anthem

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that is synonymous with freedom
throughout the world because

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it's time for the the
star spangled. Banner.