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The National Anthem and Patriotic Songs

The National Anthem
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~etowner/anthem.html

America
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/songs.htm#A

America the Beautiful
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/songs.htm#AtB

God Bless America
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/songs.htm#GBA

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/bathymn.htm

The Air Force Song (US Air Force)
http://www.af.mil/library/music.asp

Anchors Aweigh (US Navy)
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/traditions/music/anchor1.html

The Army Song [The Army Goes Rolling Along] (US Army)
http://www.bands.army.mil/history/music/armysong.asp

The Marines Hymn (US Marines)
http://marines.com/about_marines/marinehymn.asp

Semper Paratus [Always Ready] (US Coast Guard)
http://www.uscg.mil/sounds/sempara.html

The Flag

Facts About the U.S. Flag
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/rcflags.html

The Flag
from Fort McHenry National Park and Historic Shrine
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~etowner/flag.html

Federal Flag Code
from Fort McHenry National Park and Historic Shrine
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~etowner/flagcode.html

The Star-Spangled Banner
from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb/2_home/fs2.html

Flag Protection: A Brief History and Summary of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Congressional Research Service Report, June 4, 2003.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/95-709.pdf

Other Symbols

Celebrating America's Freedoms
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Essays discuss America's most beloved national symbols and customs, and a list of possible school activities for Veterans Day are included.
http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/pubaff/Celam01.pdf

The Statue of Liberty
National Park Service. The history of this famous statue.
http://www.nps.gov/stli/

Great Seal of the United States
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, September 1996. A complete history of the seal detailing its development and uses.
http://www.state.gov/www/publications/great_seal.pdf

The Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~etowner/flag.html#pledge

Holidays

American Holidays
American Holidays is an introductory survey of the historical and social background of American holidays, courtesy of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Germany, Public Affairs, Information Resource Centers.
http://www.usembassy.de/usa/holidays.htm

Celebrate! Holidays in the USA
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. An introductory survey of the historical and social background of American holidays.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/celebrat.pdf

The Fourth of July
U.S. Census Bureau "Facts for Features" describes Fourth of July traditions and data.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02ff10.html

Making Sense of the Fourth of July
A history of the Fourth of July holiday.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/symbols/sense.htm

National Celebrations - Holidays in the US
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. from Portrait of the USA.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/holidays.htm




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