Sgt. Michael Misheff, CH-47F Chinook helicopter chew chief for Task Force Flying Dragons, flies the American flag over southern Afghanistan Aug. 28. Task Force Raptor pilots and crew chiefs fly American flags to present with certificates to service members as part of aviation tradition. (Photo courtesy of the US Department of Defense) This article originally appeared on WND.com Guest post by Bob Unruh Famed poem calls America ‘heav’n rescued land.’ Many Americans have a startling lack of knowledge about their own national anthem. Studies in recent years show 90 percent of children could not say what a national anthem was, never mind sing it. Neither could 80 percent of adults sing more than three lines. It began as a poem by Francis Scott Key, who…
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