At this time

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We will honor our country by taking part in a Patriotic Program:

“A SALUTE TO THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”

My name is Petty Officer Jim Cava, United States Navy Retired

I am a combat decorated veteran who served our country proudly

As a corpsman, a medic, with the 5^th Marines in the Vietnam War

As founder of Operation Red, White and Blue

I continue to serve our country proudly

By Fostering and Upholding

OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE, PRINCIPLES AND PATRIOTISM

My fellow Americans

Today is a special day because today you will learn:

Why our country

The United States of America is great!

And why you are great!

To begin our patriotic program, please stand for our National Anthem

Because some of you feel embarrassed

Because some of you feel self-conscious

And because some of you just don't know the words

I will lead you in the recitation of our National Anthem

And there is no law that says we cannot recite the words to our National Anthem

Everyone, please look at our flag and place your hands on your hearts?

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Let us recite

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Please repeat after me!

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Oh, say can you see

By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed

At the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars

Through the perilous fight,
Over the ramparts we watched

Were so gallantly streaming
And the rocket's red glare

The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night

That our flag was still there
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner

Yet wave
Over the land of the free

And the home of the brave

That was great!

Give yourselves a big heartfelt round of applause!

FOREVER THANKFUL

If one - if only one

Honorable and Brave Patriotic American

Made-up of any one race, color and creed

Has served us!

  Has saved us! Has helped us!

Has supported us! Has protected us!

Has suffered for us! And has died for us!

To preserve and defend our great Republic

To uphold the undeniable principles of Honor ¶ Liberty ¶ Equality ¶ Justice ¶ and Humanity for which we stand

And To defend the unalienable rights of Life ¶ Liberty ¶ and the pursuit of Happiness to which all people are endowed by their Creator

Shouldn't we be forever thankful to Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic American?

My fellow Americans

Hundreds and hundreds of thousands

Of Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic Americans

Our true American Patriots ¶ Our true American Heroes

Made-up of all races, colors and creeds

Have served us!  Are serving us! 

Have saved us! Are saving us!  Have helped us! Are helping us! 

Have supported us! Are supporting us!  Have protected us! Are protecting us! 

Have suffered for us!  Are suffering for us! 

Have sacrificed their precious lives, their precious loves and possessions for us! 

And are sacrificing their precious lives, their precious loves and possessions for us!

To preserve and defend our great Republic

To uphold the undeniable principles of Honor ¶ Liberty ¶ Equality ¶ Justice ¶ and Humanity for which we stand

And To defend the unalienable rights of Life ¶ Liberty ¶ and the pursuit of Happiness to which all people are endowed by their Creator

♪ AMERICA

My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing
Land where my fathers died
Land of the pilgrims' pride
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring

♪ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

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!

To save us! To help us!

To support us! To protect us!

To preserve and defend our great Republic

To uphold the undeniable principles of Honor ¶ Liberty ¶ Equality ¶ Justice ¶ and Humanity for which we stand

And To defend the unalienable rights of Life ¶ Liberty ¶ and the pursuit of Happiness to which all people are endowed by their Creator

The following song is dedicated to:

Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic Vietnam Veterans

And to all Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic Americas who have served and who are serving our country

♪ GOD BLESS THE USA

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I'd worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I'd thank my lucky stars,
to be livin 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 wont 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 USA.

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 its time we stand and say.

That I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont 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 USA.

And I'm proud to be and American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont 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 USA.

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And now a tribute:

To Our Honorable and Courageous Patriotic American Woman

She has served and continues to serve our country with steadfast devotion

Not only in the Armed Forces and Public Safety of the United States but also in civilian life.

Through her bounty of abiding strength and gentle courage

She has mothered and safeguarded:

HONOR ¶ LIBERTY ¶ EQUALITY ¶ JUSTICE ¶ And most assuredly HUMANITY

Are there Honorable and Courageous Patriotic Women present who have served or who are serving our country

In The Armed Forces and/or the Public Safety of the United States, please stand?

Let us show our respect

To our true American Patriots ¶ To our unsung American Heroines with a big heartfelt round of applause

Are their Honorable Gold Star Mothers present, please stand?

There is no greater suffering - no greater loss, than for a mother to lose her child in service to our country.

Let us show our respect

To our sublime American Patriots with a big heartfelt round of applause

Are their Honorable Gold Star Wives present, please stand?

Such great suffering - such great loss, for a wife to lose her husband in service to our country

Let us show our respect

To our superb American Patriots with a big heartfelt round of applause

Are there Honorable Women present who have worked or who are working in:

Our Public Education, Our Public Service, Our Ladies Auxiliary, Our American Red Cross,

Our USO, Our Special Services, Our Defense Department and/or In Our Defense Plants, please stand?

Let us show our respect

To our true American Patriots with a big heartfelt round of applause

Would all Our Honorable: Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Wives, Aunts, Nieces - Girlfriends

Of American Servicemen and/or Public Safety Personnel, please stand?

Let us show our respect

To our true American Patriots with a big heartfelt round of applause

To all Our Honorable and Courageous - Gracious and Incomparable Patriotic American Women

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thank God for you!

We could not have made it without you.  And we will never ever make it without you.

I had the distinct privilege of singing the following song:

THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

For the Vietnam Woman's Memorial Dedication Ceremony

In Washington DC - Veterans Day 1993

Today I dedicate this special song

To all Our Honorable and Courageous - Gracious and Incomparable Patriotic American Women

Who have served or who are serving our country in The Armed Forces and/or the Public Safety of the United States

And to all truehearted American Women

Thank God for you.

♪ THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings

Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings

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Thousands upon thousands of:

Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic American Prisoners-of-War served our country with honor

Many have suffered, many are suffering

And many have died mercilessly at the hands of the enemy

And many never came home, never came home - We are home.

They shall never-be-forgotten.

Are there Honorable and Brave Patriotic Former American Prisoners-of-War present, please stand?

(Are there family members of Honorable and Brave Patriotic American Prisoners-of-War present please stand in respectful representation?)

The suffering Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic American Prisoners-of-War endured

In service to our country is beyond human comprehension.

They are truly extraordinary Americans.

Let us show our respect

To our extraordinary American Patriots ¶ To our extraordinary American Heroes

With a big heartfelt round of applause.

They shall never-be-forgotten.

The following song is dedicated to

The thousands upon thousands of:

Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic American Prisoners-of-War living and dead

And in reverent and everlasting gratitude to all

Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic American Prisoners-of-War and Missing-in-Action

Still unaccounted-for

They shall never-be-forgotten.

AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR

Far away in Indo-China

I’m held captive imprisoned here

Can it be I’ve been forgotten

Has my country deserted me

I’m an American who defended liberty

Answered my country’s call

And gave my all

But you see I’m enslaved here

Abandoned all alone

If you remember hear my plea

Pray for me / Set me free

Tell all the world, I’m not forgotten

Nor the blood and the tears I have shed

Endless hours of endless torment

Each lonely day, slowly I waste-away

But I maintain and I hang-on

Never yielding / I carry-on

If you remember hear my plea

Pray for me / Set me free

Tell all the world, I’m not forgotten

Nor the blood and the tears I have shed

Tell all the world, I’m not forgotten

How much pain must I sustain

I’m an American who defended liberty

Answered my country’s call

And gave my all

But you see I’m enslaved here

Abandoned all alone

If you remember hear my plea

Pray for me / Set me free

Set me free - Set me free - Set me free - Set me free

Set me free - Set me free - Set me free - Set me free

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The greatest treasure we possess is:

“The Gift-of-Life”

There is no greater love / There is no greater sacrifice

In the entire universe

Than for An Honorable and Brave Patriotic American

To lay down his or her precious life

To save us!  To help us!

To support us!  To protect us!

To preserve and defend our great Republic

To uphold the undeniable principles of Honor ¶ Liberty ¶ Equality ¶ Justice ¶ and Humanity for which we stand

And To defend the unalienable rights of Life ¶ Liberty ¶ and the pursuit of Happiness to which all people are endowed by their Creator

My fellow Americans

Please stand

At this time

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Let us show our respect / Let us pay homage

To our true American Patriots ¶ To our true American Heroes

To Our many Honorable and Brave Patriotic Americans who sacrificed:

Their precious lives, their precious loves and possessions for our country, for us, in the line-of-duty!

To quote our Sixteenth President

“That from these honored dead we take increased devotion

to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.”

                                                                                                                                                                      ~  Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President (1861-1865)

My fellow Americans

Please place your hands on your hearts for the singing of:

♪ TAPS

Day is done

Gone the sun
And the stars all appear

One by one

Rest in peace

Companions dear

God is near

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We are One Family!

We are a Good Family!  We are a Great Family!

We are: “The American Family.”

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Let us love, support and defend

Our Good Country and Our Good Brothers and Sisters

As together we sing:

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All that Your Good Country

Your Loving Parents

Your Devoted School Superintendants, Principals and Teachers

Ask of you is that you:

Try-your-best!

To do - What is Right!

To be - A Person of Good Character!

And To be - All That You Can Be by Learning and Respecting!

This is all that you can ask of yourself.

You are a Person!

You are Somebody!  You are Special!

You are Important!  You are Great!  You are an American!

You can make your very own Special Dream come true!

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Realizing:

That you are the highest of all creation

“A-Number-One”

Made perfectly with!

A Heart! A Soul!

A Body! and A Mind!

That you possess the greatest treasure on earth

“The Gift-of-Life”

Born magnificently with:

Virtue!  Intelligence!

And Potentiality! - Your very own Exceptional Power!

That you are a Person!

That you are Somebody!  That you are Special!

That you are Important!  That you are Great!  That you are an American!

I would like to ask you three important questions:

w Are you willing to respect your country and the undeniable principles she stands-for?

w Are you willing to respect yourself by:

Trying-your-best!

To do - What is Right?

To be - A Person of Good Character?

And To be - All That You Can Be by Learning and Respecting?

w And Are you willing to give your Word-of-Honor by taking: The American Patriot Pledge?

Those who are willing to take this very special pledge, please stand?

Realizing:

That you are the highest of all creation

“A-Number-One”

Made Perfectly!

That you possess the greatest treasure on earth

“The Gift-of-Life”

Born Magnificently!

That you are a Person!

That you are Somebody!  That you are Special!

That you are Important!  That you are Great!  That you are an American!

Should give you a most wonderful feeling deep inside.

I would like you to express that wonderful feeling by saying your first and last name out loud - right now!

Please repeat after me: Where I say my name - you say your name.

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¶ THE AMERICAN PATRIOT PLEDGE ¶

I _____________________________________, do hereby pledge

To be an American Patriot

To love, support and defend my Good Country and my Good Brothers and Sisters

To be a Good Person / To be a Good Citizen

And

To respect that which is Right:

To respect that which is: Correct!  Proper!  Decent!  Honest!  And True!

To respect:

My Country

THE UNITED  STATES OF AMERICA

And the fundamental and undeniable principles for which she stands:

HONOR - To be Good ¶ LIBERTY - To be Free

EQUALITY - To be One ¶ JUSTICE - To be Fair ¶ HUMANITY - To be Kind

To respect:

The Honorable and Brave Patriotic Americans who founded my country

 To respect:

The symbol of my country's greatness and all that she stands-for, my flag:

The Star Spangled Banner

To respect:

My Loving Parents

My Devoted School Superintendants, Principals and Teachers

To respect:

My Commendable Veterans

My Dedicated Police Officers and Fire Fighters

My Dependable First Aid and Ambulance Personnel

To respect:

My Mentally and Physically Challenged Americans

My Younger Americans and Senior Citizens

My Honest Workers and Selfless Volunteers

To respect:

Myself

By Doing - What is Right!

And

By Being - A Person of Good Character!

To realize:

That all people are created equal / That all people are made the same

With a Heart and a Soul!

With a Body and a Mind!

That no one is better than I am

That I am no better then someone else

That it is wrong to bully someone else

That it is wrong to make-fun-of someone else

To realize:

That all people are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable, natural, rights

That among these natural rights are:

LIFE - That it is right for all people to Live

LIBERTY - That it is right for all people to be Free

And the pursuit of HAPPINESS - That it is right for all people to be Happy

To realize:

I am the highest of all creation

“A-Number-One”

Made perfectly with:

A Heart! A Soul!

A Body! and a Mind!

To realize:

I possess the greatest treasure on earth

“The Gift-of-Life”

Born Magnificently with:

Virtue!  Intelligence!

And Potentiality! - My very own Exceptional Power!

To realize:

I am a Person!

I am Somebody!  I am Special!

I am Important!  I am Great!  I am an American!

To believe-in: My Country and in Myself!

To be-responsible-for: The things I say and do!

To be-thankful-for: Who I am!  And To take-hold-of: My power!

To try-my-best!

To do - What is Right!

To be - A Person of Good Character!

To be - All That I Can Be by Learning and Respecting?

To see - My American Dream come true!  And To feel - Pride in my Country and in Myself!

To realize:

Smoking cigarettes will suffocate - My Breathing Life!

Drinking alcohol will weaken - My Healthful Life!

Using violence will trouble - My Peaceful Life!

Being hateful will torment - My Fragile Life!

Taking drugs will waste - My Only Life!

And this I pledge with all my heart.

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Today is truly a special day

Because today you have learned:

Why our country, the United States of America, is great!

And why you are great!

And because today you have pledged with your loving hearts:

To do - What is Right!

To be - A Person of Good Character!

And To be - All That You Can Be by Learning and Respecting!

With all my heart:

I congratulate you!  I thank you!  And I salute you!   
And you have to be great for me to salute you.

And you are great!

Now, I would like you to tell yourselves and the whole world that you are great!

Please repeat after me:

I AM GREAT!  I AM GREAT!  I AM GREAT!

Yes, you are great!

Please do not forget that.

And please do not forget this

Hundreds and hundreds of thousands

Of Our Honorable and Brave Patriotic Americans

Our true American Patriots ¶ Our true American Heroes

Made-up of all races, colors and creeds

My fellow Americans

This ends our patriotic program

Give yourselves a big heartfelt round of applause.

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Petty Officer Jim Cava

United States Navy Retired

“The Patriotic Voice of America”

Corpsman / 5^th Marines, Vietnam 1968

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