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Vintage musical video greeting cards for Veterans Day:
FredGrams honoring and commemorating our Veterans.

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1)soldier-praying1[1]Amazing Grace (Veterans Day)

Written by English clergyman John Newton(1725-1807) as expiation for his involvement with the slave trade. First presented as part of a sermon in 1773, it was published in 1779, then forever after sung to the tune “New Britain” beginning in 1835.  Preview This Card 

Anchors Aweigh (U.S. Navy) (Veterans Day)4)h65452k[1]

Words by Alfred H. Miles and Royal Lovell, music by Charles Zimmerman, 1906. Originally a football song for Annapolis midshipmen, this is now the official anthem of the U.S. Navy.  Preview This Card

1)US-Air-Force-F-22-RaptorsAircraft-1024x1280[1]Army Air Force Song(The) (U.S. Air Force) (Veterans Day)

Words and music by Robert M. Crawford,1939. The official song of the Air Corps during WWII, now the official anthem of the U.S. Air Force.  Preview This Card 

Army Caisson Song (U.S. Army) (Veterans Day)1)Limber-Caisson[1]

Words & music by Edmund L. Gruber, 1908. The work of an Artillery Corps lieutenant while stationed in the Phillipines, now the official anthem of the U.S. Army.  Preview This Card 

3)Trampling out the vintageBattle Hymn Of The Republic (Veterans Day)

Words by Julia Ward Howe set to the tune of “John Brown’s Body” sung by Northern troops during the Civil War, 1862. One of the most stirring anthems ever written, a rallying cry for genuine freedom fighters everywhere. A personal favorite of (half-American) Winston Churchill who requested that it be played at his funeral.  Preview This Card 

God Of Our Fathers (Veterans Day)2)founding-fathers[1]

Written in 1876 by Daniel C. Roberts, a Civil War vet and Episcopal priest from Vermont, to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.  Preview This Card

1)veteran[1]Goin’ Home (Veterans Day)

The Largo movement of the New World Symphony (#9 in E minor, 1893), composed by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak(1841-1904) while visiting/teaching in America. The simple, moving words suggest this is a traditional Negro spiritual, but they were added in 1922 by William Arms Fisher(1861-1948), an American pupil of Dvorak.  Preview This Card 

I Vow To Thee, My Country (Veterans Day)5)British-war-veterans-visi-005[1]

1908 poem by Sir Cecil Rice Spring, set by Gustav Holst to the “Jupiter” theme from his symphonic suite “The Planets” in 1921. A favorite patriotic hymn, it has been played at the funerals of the most notable British figures of the last century: Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana, Winston Churchill.  Preview This Card 

5)AD_familystrength[1]Keep The Home Fires Burning (Veterans Day)

Music by Ivor Novello, lyrics by American Lena Guilbert Ford, 1914. The British counterpart to America’s WWI rallying cry, “Over There.” This song’s success brought money & fame to the 21 year old Welsh-born Novello(1893-1951), paving the way for major stardom on the British operetta stage, silent films (including a few early Hitchcock thrillers) and sound pictures.  Preview This Card 

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (Veterans Day)8)b[1]

Delivered by President Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865) on November 19, 1863 in Gettysburg PA, just 4 months after the Union defeat of the Confederate Army there. Dedicating the new Soldiers’ National Cemetery, the address lasted only 2 minutes but captured for all time the larger purpose of preserving the fledgling, free nation. Music: “The Battle Hymn Of The Republic,” one of the most stirring anthems ever written, a rallying cry for genuine freedom.  Preview This Card 

13b)Soldier-Praying-with-Flag[1][1]Lord’s Prayer, The (Veterans’ Day)

Music by 20th century American composer Albert Hay Malotte, The classic text is the current Catholic version and that found in the 1928 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. The original source is the 1662 English translation drawn from Greek & Latin versions of Matthew 6:9-13.  Preview This Card 

MacArthur’s Duty, Honor, Country (MacArthur) (Veterans Day)1)500px-Mcarthur[1]

Delivered by General Douglas MacArthur(1880-1964) to the cadets at West Point, May 12, 1962. The Old Soldier’s most celebrated oration, an acknowledgment and celebration of the soldier’s indispensable role in the cause of human freedom. Music: “Tenting On The Old Campground” by Union Army veteran Walter Kittredge, 1863. Sung by both sides during the American Civil War, now a universal ode to soldiers soberly contemplating the quiet before battle…Preview This Card 

1)usmc[1]Marines Hymn (U.S. Marine Corps) (Veterans Day)

Official song of the U.S. Marine Corps, the oldest official song of our armed forces. References such as “Halls of Montezuma” and “Shores of Tripoli” date anonymously from the 19th century, but the first official full text is found in a 1917 collection called “Rhymes of the Rookies” by W.E. Christian. The tune is considered to be most akin to a theme from Offenbach’s 1867 operetta “Genevieve de Brabant.”  Preview This Card 

My Buddy (Veterans Day)1)Bill-and-ArmyBuddy[1]

Music by Walter Donaldson(1893-1947), lyrics by Gus Kahn(1886-1941), 1922. Between Donaldson & Kahn, separately and in collaboration, too many evergreens to list. “My Buddy” was routinely played in silent movie houses as the piano accompaniment for the film classic “Wings” (1927) set in WWI; and though written after the end of the conflict, its plaintive strains have always been associated with the Great War(1914-1918).  Preview This Card 

1)SeaStorm[1]Navy Hymn (Veterans Day)

Original poem (inspired by Psalm 107) by William Whiting, 1860, set in 1861 to music by John B. Dykes, both collaborators British.  Preview This Card 

Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (Veterans Day)1)bugler megaphone

Words & music by Irving Berlin(1888-1989), from his 1918 WWI revue “Yip, Yip, Yaphank.” All the production cast members were army men who toured the show throughout the provinces in support of the war effort. Twenty five years later, Berlin himself would perform the song on both stage and film as part of his WWII revue “This Is The Army.”  Preview This Card 

2)american-flag[1]Pledge Of Allegiance, The (Veterans Day)

Our oath of loyalty to the United States, composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892, revised for the final time in 1954 when the words “under God” were added. The Pledge is customarily recited by citizens holding their right hands over their hearts facing the flag. Non-uniform headgear is removed and held against the left shoulder while uniformed personnel offer the military salute. Music original to this site.  Preview This Card 

Semper Paratus (U.S. Coast Guard) (Veterans Day)1a)USCG-Eagle-Photo-Credit-United-States-Coast-Guard-650x436[1]

“Always Ready”, the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard since the 1830’s. Words & music by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck. Preview This Card 

2)francis_scott_key_fort_mchenry_flag_small-1812-illustration-by-percy-moran[1]Star Spangled Banner, The (Veterans Day)

Words by Francis Scott Key, 1814, music by John Stafford Smith based on an old British hymn, “Anacreon.” America’s official national anthem since 1931.  Preview This Card 

Stars & Stripes Forever, The (Veterans Day)4)all_branches_of_military[1]

Words & Music by John Phillip Sousa, first performed May 14, 1897 at Willow Grove Park in suburban Philadelphia. Perhaps the March King’s most famous march.  Preview This Card 

5)100531_Memorial_Day_5[1]Taps (Veterans Day)

Melody derived from basic harmonics (1st/3rd/5th/8th) of the scale, the only notes playable on a bugle; words by Horace Lorenzo Trim, Also known as “Butterfield’s Lullaby” after the Civil War General responsible for first commanding its use for a military funeral in 1862. Its title is derived from the traditional 3 Drum Taps signaling “Lights Out.” Official use by the U.S. Army since 1874, standard military funeral dirge since 1891. Preview This Card 

Tenting On The Old Camp Ground (Veterans Day)1) CIVIL115[1]

Words & music by Union Army veteran Walter Kittredge, 1863. Sung by both sides during the American Civil War, now a universal ode to soldiers soberly contemplating the quiet before battle. Preview This Card 

6)homecoming3[1]There’s A Long, Long Trail (Veterans Day)

WWI standard written in 1914 by two Yale undergrads: music by Alonzo “Zo” Elliott(1889-1964), lyrics by Stoddard King(1891-1933). Preview This Card 

Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796 (Veterans Day)DSC067561[1]

A letter from President George Washington(1732-1799) to “The People of the United States of America,” declining a third term and presciently warning them of the political dangers that lay ahead for a nation uniquely dedicated to the freedom of the individual. Music: “Yankee Doodle,” the unchallenged anthem of the Revolutionary War, the “Spirit of ’76.” (See Holidays/Independence Day). Preview This Card

1)veterans-day-pfull[1]When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Veterans Day)

Words & Music by Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, 1863, band master of the Union Armies. First sung during the Civil War and again with frequency during the Spanish-American War. A celebratory lyric honoring the returning war heroes stands out in stark contrast to the most mournfully melancholy of tunes.  Preview This Card 

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