Interesting… Star Spangled Banner As You've Never Heard It 🇺🇸{Reaction} | Asia and BJ React
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This was during the [War of 1812]. This battle took place at Fort McHenry at Baltimore Harbor in 1814. The British shelled and canon barrage Fort McHenry for 25hrs. with no reliefs. They (British)were not successful in bringing down the flag or over taking Fort McHenry.
The Soldier, Sailors and Marines of Fort McHenry defended the fort valiantly and courageously. Giving their last full measure of devotion. Their lives were not lost in vain.
The Americans won the "War of 1812" and settled with the British in the Treaty of Ghent. They sent the British back to England with their tail between their legs. God Bless America!
The United Sates settled with Great Britain in the Treaty of Ghent. The war was fought for several reasons but mainly because the British were commandeering American merchant ships (and forcing the crew into the British Navy) headed for France, whom the British were at war with. American "profiteers" were commandeering British merchant ships and locking up their crew. The Brits burned Washington because American troops had burned towns on the Canadian Border, and were going to Baltimore to apparently do the same to that city or worse. The sides agreed to a treaty (even though it didn't settle the merchant ship part-the US was given the right to expand in the Great Lakes) but the news had not yet made it to New Orleans where American forces won a battle there, defeating a British force after the war was over.
Glad you wrote that. And well written. I wish they would watch some OVERSIMPLIFIED videos.
They were privateers not profiteers. They were government sanctioned pirates.
@@KH6DAN The Treaty of Ghent was between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland not Great Britain.
The UK consisted of four countries back in 1812 not just England. They were England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
One of the men who died fighting in the fort was Private William Williams, a black soldier and runaway slave. He was hit in the leg by a cannonball while defending the flag.
That flag is our symbol for all of us. It's what unites us all as one people.
"We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees". THIS is why we had such a problem with kneeling for the anthem. That flag should NEVER hit the ground.
Well said!
Note that the last line is not a statement, but a question, because at the time there was still a long way to go to achieve the dream of natural rights for all men, just as it is today. It is a question posed to each generation, because it is up to each generation to pick up that flag and carry on the fight.
Cowards kneel and live on their knees over the inequality among men.
Patriots will risk their fortunes and lives to do something about it.
So, does that star spangled banner yet (Not 'still', but "yet") wave for the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Exactly. As Americans we STAND proudly.
Not just the anthem… just in life these days. STAND for your beliefs. Not kneeling to pressure from BS.
@@dannymartial7997 kneel if you feel it’s right. Your welcome.
We were taught to always remove our hats and place our hand over our hearts when this song is played. I'm sad the younger generations aren't being taught this 😔 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I am in my 70's and I am glad that younger generations are not being indoctrinated with that nonsense.
@@nedludd7622what do you mean ⁉️🤔
I feel exactly the same!!😢😢❤❤ 🙏🙏🙏
The poem Francis Scott Key wrote was his first hand account to what he watched and saw! Baltimore named a bridge after Francis Scott Key!❤
I'm 74 yrs old and was taught this in elementary school!!😢❤
This.... This is the reason so many take offense when people kneel during the National Anthem... America has never been perfect... no country has... America is as close to perfect that any other country has come! While we recognize America's faults, we also know how important our flag ans Anthem are!!
Amen
Fact
I think of the people who died in service of this country. I watched a bunch of military people coming home to their families. Especially children who see their dad's and moms.
In Jamaica where I'm from if you burn the flag you get shot. Our anthem and our national pledge in school you had to say that shit with pride and know all the words too or else you got in shit from your teacher lol.
Amen !!
As a Retired Army Veteran I THANK YOU for reacting and understanding the meaning of the National Anthem I took an oath to defend the flag and the country and the people so that they can live with freedom even if it losing my own life in doing so and at 67 years old I would do it again GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
And this is EXACTLY why u stand during our national anthem, sooo glad y’all got around to this!!!! I cry EVERY time I hear the National Anthem 😭 ❤️
“We would rather die on our feet, than live on our knees” #ColdChills
Well said, thank you.
Me too
So American try to mess with Canada so Canada beat black and blue and then we told are queen so she came over slap you around a bite more and all you got out of it was a song about don’t mess with Canadians because they will kill the hole army and burn down you White House 🇨🇦☝️
Exactly, but try to tell that to the antifa / b,l,m group of people..
@@randymaylowski2485 those people think that socialism is so great they don't have to work everything is handed to him well they got another guest coming ask the Cuban people how great socialism is
I was taught growing up (over half a century ago) to stand up place my hand over my heart and face toward the music, whenever this song was played.
I still do it. I love my country.
I hate my government.
But I will always love my country.
Yes. 🇺🇸
Yes, but face toward the flag. All should be taught this in America, born or coming in.
I love the telling of this and no one living in America should ever take freedom for granted. There has been many patriots since too.
Same they literally own 10% of every person born on american soil. And what happened to the president being a normal person like us? Lol
The guys who's bodies held the flag up is a good example of the people with a heart for this country is willing to give their lives for our country and serve in the military.
I’ve read that only four people died during the attack on the fort
@@robertphelps1574 Yes. This video is full of lies and hyperbole. It's more fiction than real.
God bless our military. #heroes ❤️💙🇺🇸💙❤️
And this is why people kneeling to the flag upset so many people! Alot of people died keeping our freedoms. We should all be a team. Team America but we have been divided. China said they would destroy us from within without firing one shot. People need to wake up and quit letting them divide us! Made me cry too Asia.. ❤️
You’re a good man BJ and I’m a long time supporter of your content, but a piece of soul died when you asked did “they” lose the war? That “they” should include you as well. You are an American and this history a major part of YOUR history too. You and I are the National ancestors and beneficiaries of “their” sacrifices. I don’t blame you at all for not knowing your own American heritage. It’s clearly the fault of the department of education and your school district that intentionally deprived you and your classmates of your birthright and instead tried to indoctrinate you and your classmates into anti-Americanism. I’m glad you saw this video though. It could the start to you reconnecting with our country’s tradition and heritage.
WHEN HE ASKED “ DID THEY “ I THOUGHT HE WAS ASKING ABOUT THE BRITISH ! KINDA CONFUSING , LIKE YOU SAID , CAUSE HE DIDNT ASK “ DID WE “ 🤔
Yeah it's kind of sad that folks nowadays don't know our history and that we had two wars with the British.
That raped and stole their heritage and tradition?...
“You and I are the National ancestors and beneficiaries of “their” sacrifices.”
You mean national *descendants.* “They” are *our* ancestors.
My heart sank too. I cannot believe that this wasn't a big part of their education. People in other countries know our history better than our own citizens! We were taught this in school every year! Don't you ever wander why it is played at every sporting event? It symbolizes our fighting American spirit and "don't mess with us"!
This always makes me cry, thinking about all the sacrifices over the years to only end up where we are now.
It's pretty sad that schools don't teach the Pledge of Allegiance and The Star Spangled Banner no more. Growing up in the 90s we sang the anthem and pledged our Allegiance EVERY morning in school. I was born in Mexico but America is where my heart and home is
I live in Alabama and have kids in school. They still say the pledge every morning before they start the school day
Exactly. I'm seeing how BAD it is now. I didn't know kids were this clueless. We learned this in school back in the 80s when I was in 8th grade.
It’s Gabo
U can blame the school system sometimes but I believe another problem is that kids just didn’t pay attention. I was born in the 90 and I went to basic public school in Texas, but I remember being taught this in middle school.
I live in southern Nevada and my kids still do the pledge of allegiance🇺🇸
The pledge was literally invented in order to sell flags, but the anthem was in memorandum. Note that the last line is not a statement, but a question, because at the time there was still a long way to go to achieve the dream of natural rights for all men, just as it is today. It is a question posed to each generation, because it is up to each generation to pick up that flag and carry on the fight.
Cowards kneel and live on their knees over the inequality among men.
Patriots will risk their fortunes and lives to do something about it.
So, does that star spangled banner yet (Not 'still', but "yet") wave for the land of the free and the home of the brave?
I’ve seen this video countless times . And honestly no joke I cry my eyes out . I love this country so much . This happened during the war of 1812 our second war against the British . Not the revolutionary war but they kept on stepping in on our necks. I hate when professional athletes don’t know the words or when they have a second national anthem because they think the”” national anthem is racist? I would assume there were soldiers in this fort of all colors who held up this flag. It is the biggest disgrace to let your flag touch the ground . You have to pick it up. There is no option but to pick it up. I’m a combat veteran and that flag means so much to me personally . Ps love you guys and I love that you did the reaction
When I was 6 years old *1954) I was walking with a small flag dragging it on the ground. An older kid came over and yelled at me telling me to never let the flag touch the ground. I never did after that. A lot of people sacrified themselves to keep the flag flying. Remember the movie "Glory", or the Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima?
We won!!! We never became 'British Citizens'...but Americans thru and thru...Amen! With the power of Great Britain We should of lost the Revolutionary war as well as the war of 1812 but miracles happened again and again.
I am 35 years old and I just seen this a year ago or so. It made me so proud of our country. If you can watch this and not get humbled/ choked up as an American then idk what to tell you. So many Americans have died and knowingly given their lives for our country/ flag. If Americans cant respect our flag and how great our country is they should leave.
Does he know that white people kept slaves? Irishman were slaves. Blacks was slaves . Asians were slaves. Indians also. There is no ethnicity that didn't have slaves. Slaves was sold and traded all over the world.
If you can watch it an not laugh or puke, then you don't know your country or it's history very well
@@sunshynff we do indeed know the sacrafice the colonists made to be free from tyranny.
@@karengoe645 ....Not very well apparently if you watched the above video and didn't realize about 3/4 of it is fiction. I didn't say anything about the colonists not making sacrifices to be free from tyranny. This was the war of 1812 first off, 20yrs after the revolutionary war, where the colonists fought tyranny for our independence. This war was over trade routes, more importantly it was a test of sorts, to see if our young nation could hang with the big boys on the international stage. While I have no problem with teaching or telling the origin story of our national anthem, I do have a problem with a preacher pumping the story full of religious steroids by fabricating most of facts surround it, just so his congregation gets all excited.
If reading American history makes you feel all proud, warm and fuzzy, you're not reading history you're reading mythology.
@@sunshynffsome of what you say is true but it doesn't negate what those men did and how our white house was burned then also. Yes there are some inconsistency in this video. But what happened was very heroic and we could still have lost our country then. The British were trying to take back this country. You made it very simplistic. It wasn't.
We did not lose the war. This was the second time we had to fight the British and we won both times. The first time was the Revolutionary War and the second time was the War of 1812. This is why many of us are extremely offended when our Flag and Anthem are disrespected. Sending love and prayers from Texas ❤️ 🙏
To be perfectly honest, this rendition of the story of Old Glory brought tears to my eyes. And I'm not even American! I know it's not exactly following history but it's very damn close. Odd though, I learned this American history in school in the 50s and 60s in Canada. I can't believe they don't teach it in America. Great reaction.
Probably because we got low key dumpstered in the war of 1812 against the British, save a few battles.
Democrats run the education programs in America. Their goal is to keep the people dumb
The school systems went woke during the Vietnam War and the places who make the text books like Rand McNally went right along with it
@@Northbravo But isn't it amazing that your country fought and beat the Brits. Canada just sat back and waited for our freedom and as it turns out we never had it!!
@@myowndrum286 I'm happy I didn't have to be the bad American by pointing this out, thank U 4 beating me to it
The Stars and Stripes represents our highest aspirations--our determination to continually form that "more perfect union." We are not a perfect nation, but that flag reminds us to never give up. Great, heartfelt reaction. Cheers!
I posted this video myself on the Fourth of July, hoping that people under stand how important or flag is and why we don't let it touch the ground. As a kid (people my age) were taught not to let the flash touch the ground but never knew why.
Take the video down. Its complete bull shit and not factually accurate in the least.
I bet you are a poorly educated MAGAt.
I posted it all over on the 4th too
The revolutionary war was fought from Apr19,1775 until Sep3 1783. We formerly declared our independence July 1776. The British , having been thoroughly disgraced and embarrassed to have been defeated by an upstart nation declared war on us in 1812. That war raged from Jun18 1812 until Feb18, 1815. Once again we defeated the greatest military in the world and were once and for always declared an independent nation by Britain
The next time you witness the flag being burned in the street you'll see it differently.
Whoever is burning it has the right to do it because of the hardships and deaths this country has given so that they are free to destroy what they perceive to be oppressive.
You might feel an anger you never did before.
Knowledge changes you.
❤🤍💙
It used to be against the law to burn the flag. In my opinion it should still be illegal. I believe that burning the flag is the ultimate disrespect one can show to it.
You're correct, but as many veterans will say myself included. They have the right to burn the flag, but we have the right to kick their asses
I agree with Faxon
I am a naturalized American and have been here for 50+ years. I learned about this story while studying for my citizenship test. It was and is very touching. I am so proud. It is also sad that most Americans born here (not counting Native Americans) don't know about this or would appreciate it as we do.
We fought the British twice. Once in the revolution, once in the war of 1812 when they tried again.
For those of us in the drag racing community, we revere this song dearly. It gets played just before every race, it stirs our patriotic emotions as we get ready to race. May God Bless you and your family and thank you for your reactions to this humbled history about our great flag. And yes this song tears me up! Love you guys, Love your channel! Much love and peace.
Damn I have a whole new way of looking at the national anthem,that's some deep shit and no we didn't loose the war we did get our independence 🤷🏽♂️
We agreed to settle with the British. Everyone declared themselves a winner. We had our independence 38 years before that.
Wrong war. This was during the War of 1812, we gained our independence during the American Revolution, decades before that. The British merely kept a calling us “colonies” because they were salty about losing their precious colonies.
@@Hawkcam1996 Exactly. So nice to know there are STILL some of us who know our true history! God Bless.
Growing up and going to school in Texas in the 70's and 80's. we started every school day saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing America the Beautiful. Time to start doing that again y'all. Much Love to Everyone from Texas and God Bless America. Hooah.
I've seen this before. Yes, it brings tears to your eyes at the brave people who died to defend America being its own country. They should show this in schools. Now I understand why people get so upset when people don't stand for the song.
This video gives me tears every single time, and im a pretty firm country naturally lacking much emotion lol. Its such an empowering story, and yes I absolutely take offense to people kneeling during the anthem, it’s absolutely disgusting
@Gail pierce..... "The debt was demanded, the price it was paid" I wish they'd kept that in the song. Those are powerful words. They honor all the men and women who have sacrificed to make this country what it is.
They shouldn’t show this in schools, because it’s false history. There is plenty of that already being taught. We don’t need more of it.
@@dsboyce1977 false history?? According to wat?? And no its not, at least not the majority of schools
@@steventaylor6821 Just pretty much all the facts are wrong. There were no colonies in 1814, we had states then. It wasn’t Fort Henry, it was Fort McHenry. There was a Fort Henry, but it has nothing to do with the Star-Spangled Banner. Francis Scott Key didn’t negotiate the release of a ship full of men. He was there to negotiate for one single man. They weren’t on a British ship during the bombardment. They were on an American ship, but the British didn’t allow them to leave the harbor until after the battle. The flag pole was not held up by men who kept getting killed by the bombs. There weren’t hundreds of British ships firing on the fort and it wasn’t the entire Royal Navy. There was actually very little damage done to the fort. Lastly, had the fort surrendered, it would not have placed America under British rule. The speaker in this video has taken an actual event and filled it with untruths.
Goosebumps and tears is a common reaction to this recitation. It’s why we never disrespect our flag. It represents the lengths our Patriots went to preserve our freedom. They were truly brave men and deserving of our respect. The flag represents we the people more so than our government. One irony. The red glare of bombs bursting in air gave proof that our flag was still there. The method of their demise also provided hope. Every child needs to see this video.
I've seen this probably a dozen times and I still cry every single time. I'm so grateful and I'm proud of what this country stands for. That flag belongs to all of us Americans and it stands for freedom. ❤
Me too I cry everytime. Marine mom here. My only son served in Iraq and Afghanistan, seeing him in dress blues makes me cry too
You cry over fiction? Because this video is full of lies and hyperbole. FOUR soldiers died. That's it. There were not hundreds of ships. Most of the artillery did nothing to the fort. Key was on the ship to get ONE prisoner released. A friend.
Trace Adkins did an awesome performance of the Star Spangled Banner at that very fort during the last election at the Republican National Convention.
Just his deep voice, and no instruments.. Hit me in the feels when I saw the old veteran men with walkers wobbly getting up and saluting.
Love this video so much. Every single American should watch this and should have their children watch it to understand what it all really means 🙏🏻🇺🇸🥲
It should be a must for every kid to see this video. That will install Patriotism in them instead of hatred for our country that liberals are teaching them.
@@865style preach
@@865style yes sir!
@@865style Amen
@@865style the video is bull shit, it is so inaccurate historically as to be a work of fiction.
He was a lawyer first, not a songwriter. That is why he was involved in the negotiations, because of what he saw he was inspired to write the anthem. As a lawyer, he was good with his words!!!
This is also one of the big reasons of why you hear people say when you take down or put up a flag on a flagpole never let it touch the ground. When you do that you are basically stepping on the graves of those who sacrificed their lives to keep the flag up. So remember respect for our freedom and respect for our flag.
I learned this lesson at the age of 12 when I had the honor of raising the flag every morning before school. My Principal would stress that every single time he handed me and my partner the flag. It is hard to understand why that is so important at a young age but we sure listened. Not to mention when taking it down, how to fold it perfectly.
Now you know why I, a US Marine Combat Veteran, gets so pissed when people kneel, or don't participate when OUR anthem is played...Too many Americans today forget or do not know that our very freedoms, our way of life as Americans has been paid for time and time again in blood.. I enjoyed your video. I love watching reactions to this story...Black, white, brown, yellow, DOES NOT MATTER!!!! WE ARR ALL AMERICANS AND THIS...THIS IS OUR SONG!!!! Born from battle, we THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENDURE!!!!!! Because a REAL AMERICAN would rather DIE ON HIS FEET THAN LIVE ON HIS KNEES!!!!! love y'all! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!!
I am 63 years old and this made me cry. I have never seen or heard this story of where this song came from. We, as Americans have been denied the true history of our Flag and national anthem by our educational system.
I get chocked up every time I see it.
You've been denied because this story isn't accurate.
@@kingdaniel3519 do be specific, what isn't accurate?
@@Annie59Oakley For one, the speaker seems to be confusing elements of the story with the Revolutionary War. The events being described are from the War of 1812. There were no colonies, there were States. Next, Key wasn't there for a prisoner swap, he was there to secure the release of one prisoner specifically. Also, there's no such thing as a civilian fort. Then, Key didn't write the song. He wrote a poem that was later adapted into a song. And lastly, there were less than 5 defenders killed in the bombing of Fort McHenry.
my memories are a bit faded, so while my numbers won't be exact, they'll be close.
there were not "hundreds" of british ships, there were 17. and only 12~14 actually fired shells. others were trying to quickly sail past to attack the town, but were intercepted by american naval forces
the american death toll was very small. less than 10 IIRC.
the fort was not "fort henry", it was fort _*McHenry*_.
it was indeed a military fort (as if there is another kind?) with virtually *_NO_* "women and children".
FSK went to the brits to negotiate for the release of a single prisoner, a doctor and friend of the family.
those quotes attributed to the "founding fathers" are not simply wrong, they are willfully skewed to conform to the christian sermon that this speech was part of (listen for the "amens" in the audience).
the captives were not constantly asking about the state of the flag. nor were they praying en mass. there are no reports of this behavior in any of the sources.
if we're going to talk about the lyrics of the national anthem, then let's talk about *_ALL_* of it, not just the first verse.
as you can see, this story was wantonly and woefully misrepresented by the person that made and published the original video. i encourage you to look for scholarly sources of your choosing to verify and validate my statements. as i mentioned before, i am an old man and my memory isn't what it used to be, so i am sure my numbers will be a bit off, but they will still be closely representative of the facts. and they are *_certainly_* magnitudes more reliable than the person that created the reviewed video.
anyhow, i hope you and daniel both have a great day. enjoy.
I'm 45 and it still gets me every time! I get goosebumps and tear up. It's just an involuntary reaction that will happily never go away. And this is why I get so p*ssed off when people disrespect our flag by burning it, or not acknowledging its existence; and during the anthem when people kneel or turn their backs, or not participate at all. I'm proud of both our flag and country 🇺🇲
I've seen many reaction channels react to this, and I'm utterly shocked how many people didn't know the story. I'm a veteran and we take the flag very seriously. All the protocols, not a part of any merchandise and most importantly never let it touch the ground!!!!
We were taught this in the 60's and 70's. I graduated in 1977 from High School. The war was "The War of 1812". We won the War by the way. The Battle of New Orleans 8 January 1815 was the last battle of the War. Which took place after the Treaty of Gwent was signed on 24 December 1814. As you can see the information had not gotten to New Orleans yet. The Treaty actually took effect in February 16 of 1815.
It is just such a beautiful song. The “our flag was still there” line gets me in the chest every time. 🥺 And I used to work in a sports bar so I’d hear it a lot. 🤣 when people started kneeling and there was talk about a new national anthem I was terrified.
Fun fact: we only sing the first verse. There’s actually 3 more versus to the song. I would LOVE you guys posting a video with Asia singing all 4 verses. Pleaseee 😊
Thank you for selecting and reacting to this video. I had the honor of serving in the US Air Force for 26 years and retired to other careers. It gives me hope that young people like you two appreciate the sacrifice of the these patriots. Thank you again.
If we had lost the war we would all have an English accent 😊
No we didn’t lose the war , we won at last thats why we got our independence.
Flag as said , is sacred symbol as we the people. Many patriots during the revolutionary war died to protected it.
My Grandma during her time was History & English teacher thats where i learned about History
@mpowers6653 that is what I said 💯👍
That's why we Stand for the flag and kneel at the cross. God bless America
As a Ft. McHenry local I boat in those waters where the British fleet sat often. It's an amazing feeling to reflect on how consequential the history of those waters was. As another commenter noted, that history is yours as well. These men fought for all of us to be free of being "subjects" of the rule of a king to being citizens of a representative republic, even if it took time to recognize who "all men" are. The 1st step was not being subjects.
The national anthem has always been a beautiful song that gives me goose bumps! But it hits so much deeper after you learn the history and story behind the story. There is no wonder why this is a proud nation and this song brings tears to peoples eyes!
This story is why I get angry at people burning my flag.
Towards the end of the song Asia, that smile and the goose bumps is your pride in this country with all her flaws.
Every child in school should watch this and share this with everyone in your.contacts who may not know about this.
Now you know why those who protest during the anthem or desecrate a flag catch heat from active duty or veterans. If someone does that and gets lit up by one or more real Americans, they have it coming. Yes they have the right to do it, but others have the right to call them out on it.
Now you understand why burning the flag as a form of protest is so offensive.
Yes 😢🇺🇸
Well yes and no Burning the flag is the correct way to get rid of it but then u burn it to ash not as some ppl just half burn it
Ironically, the melody Key assigned to accompany the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a popular English drinking song called “To Anacreon in Heaven.” Written around 1775 by John Stafford
We won. The flag is on display at the National Museum of American History.
The War of 1812 is considered the "Second fight for Independence" after the Revolutionary War. The British came back to take back the colonies. They lost again of course and we have stood tall for over 200 years, and more. Be proud America. We don't give up....ever!!
I tear up every single time I hear the National Anthem, every time. Which for me, has been a lot. I grew up as a military brat and I said the pledge of allegiance daily at school and stood for the National Anthem before every movie in the movie theater on base...every school event, etc. Exactly why I'm offended when someone kneels for the flag and Anthem!
A couple of years ago I went to visit my son who was in the military living on base. At around 8 am every morning a horn would go off all over the base and my 4 year granddaughter grabs my hand and yells “ we have to get to the flag “ that was hanging outside the front yard. As the national anthem began to play she recited every word and tears filled my eyes with such pride knowing that she is going to be our future. As I will remember that day for the rest of my life, tears slowly fall from my eyes. God Bless America!
When my son was born. I would try all the normal thing's to get him to stop crying. I found early on her would Stop crying when her heard this song. His sister's learned the song so they could sing it to him. He would also point out every flag he saw. He still loves the Flag and the Song.
If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you must be a democrat.
It’s sad really, they miss out on so much joy and happiness 🇺🇸 They instead are taught to feel anger and bitterness when they see the flag 😔
Knock it off.
Then From the Bowels of Hell Rose the Republicans!!
This has nothing to do with being Democrat or Republican this has about being American¡!!
I am a Immigrant my family fleeing violence, my brother served in the Army, I served in the Marine Corps. I love this country so much and owe so much to it and gave my oath to defend it and that oath never ends. I take this so seriously that that flag never touches the ground, that we stand during this anthem. When I hear it I always stand at attention and fight back my tears sometimes unsuccessfully or me I remember my brothers and sisters that so recently gave their lives. Brothers I came though boot camp with that came home in a box. Its on us to teach younger generations so we never forget. Nowadays its becoming unpopular to be a patriot and that should be a wake up call for everyone. This song is very literal and means so much
This was the war of independence - if we had lost it, we would still be a British colony.
This is incorrect. The Song was written during the war of 1812 not the war of independence.
Oops! My bad - now I feel even more ignorant than before. Thanks for straightening me out!
@@jimmullin7029 No big deal man. The rest is pretty true. If we would have lost, we might have become like Canada. So you were not way off. Just a few years.
In my opinion it was the same war. The British never did accept the conclusion of the revolution. They bided their time and tried again. Even burned down the White House. But it was the true bookend to our Revolution.
I love our FLAG AND I RESPECT ✊ IT this gives me goosebumps and tearing up every time I hear this BEAUTIFUL SONG 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸 so many BRAVE men gave their life’s for our Country 🙏🙏🇺🇸 USA Thanks for your reaction
And this is why we should never let our flag touch the ground! 🇺🇸
I’ve never been so proud to hear my national anthem until I fought at an international event as a kid and saw so many of my countrymen sing from different areas of the arena (with all different ethnic backgrounds). That day I was no longer a Pacific Islander, I realized that I’m an proud American till the day I die 🇺🇸.
There are a few mistakes in The narrative. The Revolutionary War was 1775 to 1783. It was the War of 1812 we won both wars so we weren't colonies. Both wars were Americans against England. And the amount of ships weren't hundreds it was a few dozen but it was still Francis Scott Key and during that fight he was kept prisoner. The flag still exists in the Smithsonian Museum in Washigton DC. It's huge and I saw it. 30 feet by 42 feet originally now 30 feet by 38 feet. Francis Scott Key wrote the poem not the music.
Thank you for noting the inaccuracies. There were only 4 casualities within the fort. It is not known if there were women and children. Key was there to secure the release of a doctor. The main battle happened as a delaying retreat down a Peninsula towards Baltimore. The British had been raiding the communities along the coast and had burned Washington DC. Key write this as a poem and it was set to music later. It was not formally adopted as the National Anthem until 1931. I attempted to correct inaccuracies some time ago and received a lot of hate mail. It has been on the internet for some time and travelled around the world with ALL its inaccuracies.
@Sue Prost ---- You may know this. I was told that the original flag which was of average size did indeed go down. But as the shelling stopped the fort commander, as an act of defiance, ordered the flag you speak of to be raised. It was normally only used as a ceremonial flag. Hence its size. Do you know.?
@@jeffreiland7463 Yes. I did. I went as a young girl maybe middle school with my parents to DC because my oldest brother was going to college and I remember seeing the flag. It was unbelievable. I looked up the size before I wrote it.
@@dennisstafford1749 You know, I think the main portion of the story is still carries the meaning of what the video is saying. I like accuracy but as I've gotten older sometimes being right wasn't as important as doing right. Thank you for your accuracy. I don't know much about the War of 1812 but I'll take a look into more info. Speaking about historical facts shouldn't cause nasty comments. Your comment here was fine
Slavery filled the earth through serfdom and trade, but the flag being lowered, meant the Americans on land, were surrendering and were returning back to slavery under king George. But they had a taste of freedom and were never going to be slaves to any monarch, ever again.
Though, the Star Spangled Banner is uniquely the American anthem, its truths are universal, meaning that it is humanity's anthem and why those who are drawn to the truth of freedom at all cost, bravely lay down their lives for it, so that others could immigrate here and above all other nations, finally have freedom. And think of how freedom traveled around the world, because America was free and helping others to be free. Americans have many times, in many battles, held other nation's flags high, so their lands too can be free, by the sacrifices of the brave. 🇺🇸
This is why those of us that know what this song means get so mad at these sports players that get paid millions of dallors to play a game and they turn around and disrespect our flag and the men who died so they can be free and make millions of dollars just to play a game
This really shines new life into this song. Something about knowing the meaning behind this song makes me proud to be an American and to know what those men went through to keep that flag from touching the ground, shows me how proud they must have been of that flag and this country. I think more people need to watch this video and learn what our founding fathers went through for this country.
This was the 2nd time we fought the British - the War of 1812. We did win the war.
You said it, it's patriotism, the continuation of what you believe in and you're willing to die for it is nothing more than patriotism. Asia getting goose bumps like a lot of us when we hear that song, knowing the story behind the lyrics brings it home.
We won the war and this really brings new light to the meaning of our flag. This should help us understand why so many of our service men and women feel they way they do about our flag. Amen
technically ended in a draw, the borders remained the same, we took land, lost it along with some of our land took our land back and the war ended
I think I have been patriotic every day of my life. While in school, at that time, we still said the Pledge of Allegiance and placed our hand across our heart while facing the flag. Even then I would get teary eyed and feel so much pride in our country. As a veteran now, I still cry at the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of The National Anthem. I, like many others, love my country. I may not be very fond of what's going on with our government at the moment, but I will always be proud of our country and our flag!
I’ve seen this one many times. As a man whose served in did a tour in the Marines. You’ve never seen her in all her glory. Until you stand erect at a Morning Colors Ceremony. With the hairs on your arm standing up straight. And that chill runs up your back.
Yes Sir 😎🇺🇸❤️
Two songs that always make my eyes water when I hear them. The Star Spangled Banner and bagpipes playing Amazing Grace. And my favorite version of the Star Spangled Banner is Whitney Houston at the Super Bowl. I had a Colonel that would play Whitney singing it everytime the battalion leadership came together.
they should show this in
every school! over and over
This is also why you never let the flag touch the ground. Showed this to my kids, and watched this quite a few times myself. Always makes me cry. Love my country, still have hope for us.
No we didn’t lose the war
As a British man. I won't apologise for anything my country done.
What I will do as a British man, is pay absolute tribute to all them American men that stood in the face of such a force against them.
God bless Great Britain and United States of America🇬🇧🇺🇸
Love watching your all's reaction to this. Asia the look on your face and the goose bumps you got are how I feel whenever I hear the Anthem. I knew this story, but still love hearing it. I enjoy watching your reaction video's to things that don't seem to be taught in schools anymore or reported by the main stream media. God Bless America and keep up the good work. Oh Yeh we are neighbors. I live in Rowlett, Just a stones throw away.
I'm an old man and I remember that we not only had to memorize the anthem, sing it every morning and learn the story behind the words.
I completely had no knowledge about this. Repeated it everyday in school growing up without feeling for my country. Wow glad I learned it today Thank You for the video!
This should be a requirement for all peolple who sing our national anthem publically to watch this video. They will understand the emotions and impact of our national anthem. As a veteran, the majority of people know how we feel about the flag so I won’t recite what my brothers and sisters already said. But for anyone singing our anthem, should understand the meaning of the Star Spangled Banner.
so glad yall reacted to this it is true history they dont teach in school anymore ty
We won the American Revolutionary War and gained our independence from Britain in 1776, but if I'm not mistaken this was the War of 1812 when the British tried to come back and attempted to retake & tried to conquer the USA (a case of "sour grapes," Britain a "Super-Power" at the time, previously losing to the 13 Colonies hurt their pride & left a bad taste in their mouth), but they obviously "FAILED" because we've been standing as a country ever since!!! No country is perfect, all countries have past & current issues; and every country has it's flag, a Pledge of Allegiance and either a National Hymn or a National Anthem with some type of history attached to it...MUCH RESPECT and HONOR to our Flag "Old Glory," to our Pledge of Allegiance and to our National Anthem!!! Huge "KUDOS" to all of our Veterans: past, present & future who by God's grace make it possible for us enjoy our FREEDOM!!! Mic Drop!!! 🎤
The war of 1812 was about Trade, impressment and America trying to expand into the British territories
Also it was America that declared on Britain
As a vet I rarely click on this bc I get wrecked every time thinking about how far we've fallen and what we look like today...
I served 20yrs army airborne ranger I was in 4 wars many conflicts and that's why I get upset when someone disrespect the flag
I get chills everytime!!! Makes me shed a tear everytime too!!
I think the question you meant to ask was, did we win that battle, not whether or not we won the war. We obviously won the war of independence, otherwise we'd be splitting the British flag rather than U. S. flag. The war for independence was officially & historically set in 1776 & lasted several years. Most of the founding Fathers were either killed or ended their lives on the run as Britan tried to hunt them down. Not all survived or gained any personal benefit from the war for freedom. The colonies gave 26 reasons to separate, one of the top reasons was America didn't want to continue having slavery imposed on it.
My thoughts everytime I hear the National Anthem:
This history and sacrifice of our brave service members who may be in danger at this moment taking care of us (and we'll never know what they've been assigned to do), Navy Seals, those who are away in other countries missing out on a child's birth or milestone (and the spouses keeping the homefront going) and the newest recruits who have left home to go through rigorous training to become our newest protectors of freedom, and being blessed to enjoy wherever it is this song is playing (usually a sports event or celebration).
Home of the free because of the brave!
This is why we LOVE OUR FLAG AND DON'T LET IT TOUCH THE GROUND ❤️
Oh this is fantastic! I hope you both enjoy!
He first wrote it as a poem. Someone put the music to it later. The British signed a peace treaty a couple of months later. This is why the flag is never supposed to touch the ground still today.
Thank you guys for this video. We can't go back and change the sins of the past, but know that if another country attacks they will not care about race or color. we can disagree but we are all Americans in the end. God bless everyone!
Iam amazed that so many Americans don't know their own history.. She said she sang it twice or more... But refused to sing it Proudly....
It's an amazing story behind the US anthem. The narrator does get his wars and forts mixed up though. Fort Henry is in West Virginia. The fort in the song is Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Also since this was the War of 1812 (not the War of Independence), there were no colonies. It was the USA by that time. I think Britain won the war, but we were far more invested in war with Napoleon.
We won!! The British burned the White House to the ground and the President’s wife, Dolly Madison, took the portrait of George Washington and escaped just in front of the British Troops. They regrouped and came back and defeated the British.
This was the definitive win for us, our first as the United States 🇺🇸. England backed off forever and sued for peace after this.
Wrong the USA won this war also.if we lost we went back to being British colonies
The War of 1812 ended in a draw and France got us into that war (if I recall correctly) and then bailed as soon as the US declared war on Great Britain. A treaty was signed, but didn’t reach New Orleans in time and Andrew Jackson kicked the sh*t out of the British. The Battle of New Orleans is an amazing story.
Yep, Fort McHenry. Went there once as a kid.
@@KAP814 --- Loved that song when I was a little kid. Johnny Horton
Hello, from Havana, Cuba! First, I must tell you that I am very impressed by your channel (I have become a bit addicted). Then I wanted to tell you that this journey of discovery about your own history is not only precious, but VERY important. George Santayana (Spanish-American philosopher) said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"... a truth and a warning that unfortunately most do not take seriously. I wish both the best and I will continue to see you. Love, from what was "The Pearl of the Caribbean" more than 60 years ago, and is now a Purgatory where dreams find burial.
We need to hear Asia sing this!!!
I'm so happy to see the impact this had on you guys. It is more important now, than it has ever been, for people to KNOW the sacrifices that were made for this beautiful country. So many lives have been freely given, only to be now forgotten. We all a owe tremendous amount to each and every one of America's best that gave their lives for our freedom.
Thanks for sharing this. Love watching you guys and love our country!🇺🇸🇺🇸
I learned this in elementary school in the 1960s 5th grade. My heart leaks out of my eyes every time I hear/sing it. 💖🙏🇺🇸
Really is a great story, and I do love the US anthem. "Tom Brokaw explains the relationship between the US and Canada" would be a great video for a reaction, it ties into this with the Peace Arch.
When I was in elementary school back in the early 1970s every student in my class was required to sing or recite the Star Spangled Banner. We also had to explain the meaning of each line of the song. As for how it was written in the first place, we learned that Francis Scott Key went out to a British ship as a negotiator. When he was finished he could not go ashore because of the tide. He could do nothing but watch as the British fleet attacked the unnamed American fort. There was no mention about any conversations he had on the ship or going to the fort the following morning. We just learned that when he saw the flag still flying the next morning he was inspired to write a poem which was later put to music the Star Spangled Banner. This next part is something I read in an issue of Reminisce magazine about 25 or 30 years ago. The Star Spangled Banner only became the national anthem of the United States of America in the early part of the 20th century. At the time it was only one out of four or five different songs that were being considered. The majority of the adults at the time were against it as they saw it as a song that glorified war. There were conflicts going on in Europe or Asia at the time which the American people wanted the American government to stay out of. As for the other songs on the list the adults could not agree as to which song should be the national anthem. Since this was not something to elect a political candidate or issues school children, many of them attending one room schoolhouses throughout the country were allowed to vote. The majority of the school children voted for the Star Spangled Banner and as it got more votes than any other song it was made our national anthem.