Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: aircraft, America, army, celebration, ceremony, community, concert, country, dreams, earth, family, fireworks, freedom, heart, history, honor, Independence Day, liberty, military, museum, music, nation, New York, occasion, orchestra, patriotism, service, show, world
Fireworks explode over the Hudson River and the skyline of Manhattan during Independence Day ceremonies in New York, July 4, 2009.
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NEW YORK – Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty’s crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.
It was the nation’s biggest fireworks display, with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics exploding Saturday over a mile-and-a-half of the Hudson River, a new vantage point for New York’s festivities. Millions of spectators watched from both sides of the river.
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Jul 05 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: America, blessings, celebration, country, freedom, friends, God, happiness, home, Independence Day, land, loyalty, nation, patriotism, service, soldiers, troops
CELEBRATE AMERICA WITH ME
ONE NATION UNDER GOD….
INDIVISIBLE!
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Jul 04 2009
Posted: under General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: America, belief, country, flag, government, home, Independence Day, land, loyalty, memorial, nation, patriotism, pride, service, soldiers, strength, troops, war, world
Ragged Old Flag
I walked through a county courthouse square,
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
I said, “Your old courthouse is kinda run down.”
He said, “Naw, it’ll do for our little town.”
I said, “Your flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that’s a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it.
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He said, “Have a seat”, and I sat down.
“Is this the first time you’ve been to our little town?”
I said, “I think it is.” He said, “I don’t like to brag,
But we’re kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.”
~*~
“You see, we got a little hole in that flag there
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
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Jul 04 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: America, birthday, blessings, community, country, freedom, God, happiness, Independence Day, joy, life, love, loyalty, memorial, nation, patriotism, service, smiles, soldiers, troops
GOD BLESS AMERICA
It’s my birthday too … (July 4th) …
AND ME !!!!!
HIP…HIP…HOORAY!!!!
Jul 03 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise".
Tags: advancement, angel, blessings, caring, children, country, dedication, educator, foundation, funds, happiness, heart, home, hospital, Jamaican, joy, life, love, loyalty, money, organisation, orphans, patriotism, project, resources, service, sharing, smiles, students, summer, teacher, volunteers
Teacher starts group for Jamaican children
Published: Friday | June 19, 2009
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Like most teachers, Shikira Chang keeps busy by grading papers and helping her students study for exams, according to a report by Micaela Hood on the Miami Herald website.
Summer is here now but Chang said she does not plan on kicking back and taking it easy.
Instead, the 29-year-old will dedicate her time to helping out children living in a country close to her heart.
A teacher at Miramar High School, Chang is the founder of Kira Cares, an organisation
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Jun 20 2009
