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There are many opinions related to the Top 10 Historical & Patriotic Movies of All Time. Many TV shows, feature films, mini-series, movies and documentaries have been made about American history and American patriotism. Some are popular and yet historically inaccurate. Others are historically accurate, but unpopular.

My goal is to create a list of reasonably historically accurate movies with wide popularity and critical acclaim.

This Top 20 Patriotic & Historical Movies List was generated using IMDB.com and the following criteria:

1) Must be set in a specific historical time period.
2) History must be more than a backdrop. It must be an active participant.
3) The story or characters may be fictional, but the overall approach has educational value.
4) At least 10,000 user reviews were submitted to IMDB.com on behalf of the movie.

These Top 20 movies let you experience what life was like at that moment in time. If the movie was set during World War 2, you experience the gunfire and the conflicts between the Axis powers and the Allied powers. If it was set during the Vietnam War, you truly understand what it was like moving through the dense jungle. I have personally seen all but two of these movies.

The list includes 6 Best Actor / Best Actress Oscar winners, 10 Best Director Oscar winners, 9 Best Picture Oscar winners and a Best TV Mini-Series and Director Emmy.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #20) Inherit the Wind (1960)
User Ratings: 8.2 out of 10
Total Votes: 11,487

Based off the 1925 legal case The State of Tennessee v. Scopes, it has been nicknamed the Scopes Monkey Trial. With a cast including: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins and Norman Fell, it is focused on the court room battle between the two attorneys. They argue for and against the teaching of evolution in school.

Released in 1960, it has been nominated for many awards, including: Best Actor (Oscar), Best Cinematography (Oscar), Best Film Editing (Oscar), Best Writing (Oscar) and Best Motion Picture (Golden Globe).

Historical & Patriotic Movie #19) Ben-Hur (1959)
User Ratings: 8.2 out of 10
Total Votes: 63,539

Released in 1959 and starring Charleton Heston, it is a story about a Jewish prince who is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend. He regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. The setting is that of First Century AD in the Roman Empire.

It won 11 Academy Award Oscars, including: Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Music and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #18) Gone with the Wind (1939)
User Ratings: 8.2 out of 10
Total Votes: 85,794

Released in 1939, the story takes place in the southern United States of America in the state of Georgia during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and the Reconstruction era (1865–1877) that followed the war. The book that the movie was based on was written by Margaret Mitchell for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. It is about a turbulent love affair between a manipulative woman and man who does not want to commit. It has a cast that includes: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves and Hattie McDaniel.

The movie won 8 Academy Award Oscars, including: Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #17) Platoon (1986)
User Ratings: 8.2 out of 10
Total Votes: 117,921

Released in 1986, it is about a new recruit in the Vietnam War faced with a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war. It has a cast that includes: Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe.

It was nominated for 8 Academy Award Oscars and won Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture and Best Sound.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #16) The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
User Ratings: 8.3 out of 10
Total Votes: 25,388

Released in 1940, it is set during the Great Depression. A Midwest family is forced off their farm and they move to California homeless and jobless. It has a cast that includes: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell and John Carradine.

It was nominated for 7 Academy Award Oscars, and won Best Supporting Actress and Best Director.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #15) Hotel Rwanda (2004)
User Ratings: 8.3 out of 10
Total Votes: 101,038

Released in 2004, it is a true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. It has a cast that includes: Don Cheadle and Nick Nolte.

It was nominated for 3 Academy Award Oscars, including: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Writing.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #14) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
User Ratings: 8.4 out of 10
Total Votes: 35,900

Released in 1939, it is about a naive man who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn’t back down. The cast includes: James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Claude Rains.

It was nominated for 11 Academy Award Oscars. It won for Best Writing. 1939 was a very competitive year for the Academy Awards. Movies released in 1939 include: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Beau Geste, The Cat and the Canary, Destry Rides Again, Gone with the Wind, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Gunga Din, Gulliver’s Travels, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, Stanley and Livingstone, The Wizard of Oz and Wuthering Heights.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #13) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
User Ratings: 8.4 out of 10
Total Votes: 63,367

It was Released in 1957. After settling his differences with a Japanese POW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. The cast includes: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa.

It was nominated for 8 Academy Award Oscars and won 7, including: Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Music and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #12) Braveheart (1995)
User Ratings: 8.4 out of 10
Total Votes: 261,044

Released in 1995, it is about William Wallace, a commoner, who unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. The cast includes: Mel Gibson, Sean Lawlor, James Cosmo, Brian Cox and Sophie Marceau.

Nominated for 10 Academy Award Oscars, it won 5 including: Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #11) Gladiator (2000)
User Ratings: 8.4 out of 10
Total Votes: 306,146

Released in 2000, it is about a Roman general who is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince. He comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. It has a cast that includes: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi and Djimon Hounsou.

It was nominated for 12 Academy Award Oscars and won 5, including: Best Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Effects and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #10) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
User Ratings: 8.5 out of 10
Total Votes: 88,839

Released in 1962, the story is about Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. The cast includes: Gregory Peck, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Robert Duvall and Richard Hale II.

It was nominated for 8 Academy Award Oscars and won 3: Best Actor, Best Art Direction and Best Writing.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #9) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
User Ratings: 8.5 out of 10
Total Votes: 293,163

Released in 1998, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines after the Normandy Landings to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. The cast includes: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Matt Damon, Ted Danson and Paul Giamatti.

It was nominated for 11 Academy Award Oscars and won 5, including: Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Effects.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #8) Paths of Glory (1957)
User Ratings: 8.6 out of 10
Total Votes: 48,974

It was released in 1957. When soldiers in World War 1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. The cast includes: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou and George Macready.

It was nominated for the BAFTA Best Film Award.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #7) Citizen Kane (1941)
User Ratings: 8.6 out of 10
Total Votes: 147,166

Released in 1941, the story is a commentary on the life of Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. The cast includes: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Nat King Cole and Alan Ladd.

It was nominated for 9 Academy Award Oscars and won 1 for Best Writing.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #6) Apocalypse Now (1979)
User Ratings: 8.6 out of 10
Total Votes: 186,691

It was released in 1979. During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. The cast includes: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper and Scott Glenn.

It was nominated for 8 Academy Award Oscars and won 2 for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #5) Forrest Gump (1994)
User Ratings: 8.7 out of 10
Total Votes: 334,222

It was released in 1994. Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him. The cast includes: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field.

It was nominated for 13 Academy Award Oscars and won 6 including: Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #4) Generation Kill (2008)
User Ratings: 8.8 out of 10
Total Votes: 11,624

Released in 2008, it is about a Rolling Stone reporter embedded with The 1st Recon Marines who chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003. The cast includes: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone and Lee Tergesen.

It was nominated for 11 Emmys and won 3 for Sound and Special Effects.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #3) Casablanca (1942)
User Ratings: 8.8 out of 10
Total Votes: 179,784

It was released in 1942. Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War 2: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. The cast includes: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre.

It was nominated for 8 Academy Award Oscars and won 3 for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #2) Schindler’s List (1993)
User Ratings: 8.9 out of 10
Total Votes: 302,278

It was released in 1993. In Poland during World War 2, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. The cast includes: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes.

It was nominated for 12 Academy Award Oscars and won 7 including: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Picture.

Historical & Patriotic Movie #1) Band of Brothers (2001)
User Ratings: 9.6 out of 10
Total Votes: 80,296

Released in 2001 as a TV mini-series on HBO, this movie is the hands-down winner by a mile. With over 80,000 votes, it received a user ranking of 9.6 out of 10. It was also nominated for and won numerous awards, including: Emmy for Outstanding Directing, Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries and Golden Globe for Best TV Miniseries.

The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. The cast includes: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, Donnie Wahlberg and Peter Youngblood Hills.

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Madison’s Patriotic Project (Book) by Vanita Braver - Star Bright Books (2007)

In celebration of President’s Day, Madison creates a beautiful patriotic scrapbook that she is confident will win her the first prize and free pizza. Despite her self-assurance, her classmate Jonathan wins the prize and Madison is devastated. With gentle counseling from her parents and her stuffed animal Courage the Lion, she does the right thing and congratulates Jonathan for winning. The story highlights an important lesson: trying your best is what truly counts.

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Star Bright Books (September 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159572110X
ISBN-13: 978-1595721105
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,447,997 in Books

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I Am Patriotic (Book) by Sarah L. Schuette - Pebble Books (2005)

There are pictures of a girls with small captions describing how she is being patriotic.

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 24 pages
Publisher: Pebble Books (July 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736825711
ISBN-13: 978-0736825719
Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 6 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,317,825 in Books

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America: a Patriotic Primer (Book) by Lynne Cheney, Robin Preiss-Glasser - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2002)

Amazon.com Review:
Written by Lynne Cheney, author and wife of Vice President Richard Cheney, to honor this “beautiful land made more beautiful still by our commitment to freedom,” America: A Patriotic Primer is a proud celebration of the individuals, milestones, and principles of this nation. Each busy spread features elaborately decorated letters of the alphabet, with one or two kids draped over its bars and loops, along with the highlighted concept or person: “N is for Native Americans, who came here first,” “T is for Tolerance.” Surrounding every letter is a veritable circus of entertaining and useful related information, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move). “J is for Jefferson,” for example, is bordered with biographical details and quotations from Thomas Jefferson, while mini images depict the third president’s famous home (Monticello), some of his inventions, and a description of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. This compelling picture book will work best as a supplement for children who are already immersed in basic American history at school. Teachers and parents will enjoy exploring with their kids every inch of the detailed, hand-drawn and illustrated U.S. map found in “U is for United States,” explaining and elaborating on the historical lessons as appropriate. (All ages) -Emilie Coulter

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; 1st edition (May 21, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689851928
ISBN-13: 978-0689851926
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pound

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars (73 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #32,991 in Books

Addresses, Educational and Patriotic (Book) by Cyrus Northrop - BiblioBazaar (2009)

This scarce book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature.

Paperback: 542 pages
Publisher: BiblioBazaar (October 24, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1116022362
ISBN-13: 978-1116022360
Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds

Testimonials/Reviews: None

101 Patriotic Poem Songs And Speeches (Book) by McGraw-Hill - McGraw-Hill (2003)

This compilation of poetry, songs and speeches celebrates the innovative, honorable and brave spirit of those who founded the United States of America, and of the men and women who continue to make our country great. It features poems, songs and speeches from such notable writers and orators as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frances Scott Key and Walt Whitman. It is a classic collection of the unforgettable masterpieces that have delighted and inspired generations of Americans.

Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 21, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071418679
ISBN-13: 978-0071418676
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #632,530 in Books

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An informed patriotism is what we want — Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address to the Nation: January 11, 1989

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. — John F Kennedy, Inauguration Address: January 20, 1961

The great fundamental issue now before the Republican party and before our people can be stated briefly. It is: Are the American people fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves? I believe they are. — Theodore Roosevelt, The Right of the People to Rule: March 20, 1912

Yours is the profession of arms, the will to win, the sure knowledge that in war there is no substitute for victory; that if you lose, the nation will be destroyed; that the very obsession of your public service must be: Duty, Honor, Country. — Douglas MacArthur, Duty, Honor, Country: May 12, 1962

This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. — Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address: March 4, 1933

The name of american, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. — George Washington, Farewell Address: December 23, 1783

Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev — Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! — Ronald Reagan, Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate: June 12, 1987

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! — Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: March 23, 1775

We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. — John F. Kennedy, The Decision to Go to the Moon: May 25, 1961

Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation: December 8, 1941

This nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. — Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address: November 19, 1863

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” — Dr Martin Luther King Jr, I Have a Dream: August 23, 1968

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776

National honor is national property of the highest value. — James Monroe, First Inaugural Address: March 4, 1817

Yet America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Poet” Essays Second Series: 1844

America is a passionate idea or it is nothing. America is a human brotherhood or it is chaos. — Max Lerner, Actions and Passions: 1949

All we have of freedom, all we use or know - This our fathers bought for us long and long ago. — Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue: 1899

We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. — Barack Obama, One Voice Can Change a Room: December 9, 2007

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he live. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. — Abraham Lincoln

America is a tune. It must be sung together. — Gerald Stanley Lee, Crowds - A Moving-Picture of Democracy: 1913

We can’t all be Washington’s, but we can all be patriots. — Charles F. Browne (Artemus Ward), 1860s

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” — Marilyn vos Savant, Parade (Ask Marilyn): July 17, 2005

Patriotism… is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai Stevenson, American Legion Convention Speech: August 27, 1952

A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. — George William Curtis, Union College, Schenectady, NY Speech: July 20, 1857

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. — Calvin Coolidge, The Destiny of America: May 30, 1923

I think patriotism is like charity - it begins at home. — Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady Volume 1: 1880

A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth. — Henry Ward Beecher, The American Flag: 1861

Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as liberty without freedom of speech. — Benjamin Franklin, Dogwood Papers: 1722

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. — Thomas Jefferson, Summary View of the Rights of British America: July 1774

There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream. — Archibald MacLeish, 1960

We are as great as our belief in human liberty - no greater. And our belief in human liberty is only ours when it is larger than ourselves. — Archibald MacLeish, Now Let Us Address the Main Question: Bicentennial of What?, New York Times: July 3, 1976

Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it. — John Quincy Adams

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. — Hubert H. Humphrey

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. — Woodrow Wilson

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“We are so blessed to live in such a great country. May God richly bless and keep our service men and women safe. I have four brothers that served in the armed forces. One of them was in the Navy, one was in the Air Force and the other two served in the Army. My husband has two brothers that have served in the armed forces. One of them was in the Army and the other was in the Air Force. At the present time I have a grandson in the Navy. I have not seen him in his Navy uniform yet but you can bet when I do this will be one proud grandmother. I am so thankful for the time and sacrifice men and women have given for our freedom. May God continue to bless this great country and keep us free. I want to say thank you to each and every service man and woman in uniform. The men and women in the armed forces are the backbone of this country. Thank God for this great country. I am so proud of America.” - Lillian

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Glad I’m Livin’ In The USA - Doug Ferony - Stories of USA Theme Song

Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA
Got a lot of Fine Reasons for Livin’ in the USA
Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA
We Got the Blue Ridge Mountains in the USA
We Got the California Coastline Livin’ in the USA
Got Heartland Livin’ in the USA
We Got the Grand Canyon in the USA
We Got the Mighty Mississippi Livin’ in the USA
We Got New York City Livin’ in the USA
We Got New England States in the USA
Coast to Coast it’s Called the USA
Our Brave Forefathers Founded the USA
American Dream Livin’ in the USA
It’s My Country Lovin’ This USA
Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA

Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA
A Lot of Fine Reasons for Livin’ in the USA
Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA
Got Down Home Cooking in the USA
Got Philly Cheesesteaks in the USA
Got Texas Tacos in the USA
Got New York Pizza in the USA
Got Great Sports Teams Playin’ in the USA
Got NASCAR Racin’ in the USA
We Got the Best Armed Forces Fightin’ for the USA
Fight for Freedom Livin’ in the USA
God Bless My Country It’s Called the USA
We Got Donald Trump Livin’ in the USA
We Got the Laker Girls Livin’ in the USA
We Got Mohammed Ali Livin’ in the USA
We Got Lady of Liberty Livin’ in the USA
We Got Stars and Stripes Livin’ in the USA
We Got the Home of the Brave Livin’ in the USA
We Got American Spirit Livin’ in the USA
Take Me Home Lovin’ This USA
Glad I’m Livin’ in the USA

Alternative The Star Spangled Banner Video

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics & Video - The Cactus Cuties - The National Anthem of the USA
Texas Tech vs Texas Basketball Game - January 20, 2008

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Whitney Houston - National Anthem - Super Bowl 1991

America The Beautiful Lyrics & Video - Ray Charles Live - The McCallum Theater - 1991

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

God Bless America Lyrics & Video - Martina McBride Live
Tournament of Roses Parade Pasadena CA - January 1, 2002

God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.

Coming To America Lyrics & Video - Neil Diamond
Jazz Singer (movie) - 1980

Far
We’ve been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star

Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream

On the boats and on the planes
They’re coming to America
Never looking back again
They’re coming to America

Home, don’t it seem so far away
Oh, we’re traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm

Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we’ll say our grace
Freedom’s light burning warm
Freedom’s light burning warm

Everywhere around the world
They’re coming to America
Every time that flag’s unfurled
They’re coming to America

Got a dream to take them there
They’re coming to America
Got a dream they’ve come to share
They’re coming to America

They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today

My country ’tis of thee (Today)
Sweet land of liberty (today)
Of thee I sing (today)
Of thee I sing (today)

(today) (today) (today)

Alternative The Battle Hymn of the Republic Video

The Battle Hymn of the Republic Lyrics & Video

Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage
Where the grapes of wrath are stor’d;
He hath loos’d the fateful lightning
Of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watchfires
Of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar
In the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence
By the dim and flaring lamps:
His truth is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies
Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom
That transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy
Let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

God Bless the USA Lyrics & Video - Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I’d worked for all my life,
And I had to start a new one
with just my children and my wife,
I’d thank my lucky stars
to be living here today,
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.

From the lakes of Minnesota
to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas
from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston
and New York to L.A.,
well There’s pride in every American heart
and it’s time we stand and say:

that I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.

And I’m proud to be an American
where at least I know I’m free,
And I won’t forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.

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