Thanks for doing this one, bro! Now you see why we don’t let our flag touch the ground and why we don’t take a knee, but instead stand and salute all those who gave everything for the freedoms we have today. They died for us. That’s what that flag stands for.
This happened during the War of 1812. We were no longer "the colonies". Our U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788 so we were the United States of America when Fort *McHenry* was attacked on September 13, 1814. The British began bombarding Fort McHenry shortly before 6:30 AM and the attack lasted for 25 hours. The failed bombardment of Fort McHenry forced the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore. This British defeat was a turning point in the War of 1812, leading both sides to reach a peace agreement later that year.
Wasn't the entire war fleet either. Was 17 ships, more than sufficient for the non stop bombardment Also a total of 4 American fatalities. Even so, the bravery and patriotism of Fort McHenry should be in every American mind when this song is played. Its also why the flag never hits the ground. Also why any disrespect to the flag should be 20 years in jail. People died for that flag to protect freedom. Those who disrespect it, drop it, burn it, etc deserve to have their freedoms revoked.
@kenkonwick6660 they deserve to have their citizenship revoked if they desecrate our flag. Let's give them a flight to any country they want to go to and tell them to never come back .
@@kenkonwick6660 The actual bombardment was carried out by five bomb vessels, each armed with a single long-range mortar: long range, high impact, but inaccurate and a long reloading time (about 5 minutes per round, whereas a well-practiced crew could fire three shots in two minutes from a long gun). The report from the Fort's commander (LtCol Armistead) estimated that 1500 rounds were fired at the fort - which tallies with the British ammunition stock. This means that the 'non-stop bombardment' actually consisted of about one shot a minute over the period. The fort, however, had twenty-two cannons, more than enough to keep ships beyond their effective range.
Thank you for reacting to this. Harsh yet beautiful is well described. My brother was a 20 year navy man as his wife was too. Thanks to all who have served. RIP Mike, I miss you big brother. Happy New Year from Northern Michigan.
Not Paul Harvey. It is a recording of a lay pastor named Peter C Gibbs Jr (hence the Amens you can hear in the background), who has a history of telling very tall tales (aka making s**t up) during his sermons. In this case, he got FSKs name right, and that there was a battle with the British outside Baltimore. Everything else is a figment of pastor Gibb's vivid imagination
This was during the War of 1812 with the Brits. We were already our own country. I was born in Baltimore and learned about this history, Beautiful. It was a poem with many stanzas and only one is sung. The others weren't very nice to the Brits.
Or to the escaped slaves who had joined them. Bear in mind it was written just three weeks after a company of marines (consisting largely of escaped slaves) had set fire to the Executive Mansion, which became known as the White House after cosmetic repairs.
Every single one of our military then and now, are patriots willing to sacrifice for the rest of us. As for the anthem at the end -- there are a few errors. The anthem states, "What so proudly we hailed," not "held." Also, it is correctly, "Through the perilous fight," not "flight." Lastly, I have no idea why they would put a question mark after "land of the free and home of the brave." I love this video, but I wish those easy corrections could be made. Our anthem's words are powerful and needs to be understood and respected. The bottom line is that people "gave their lives so the nation might live" -- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
"I have no idea why they would put a question mark after "land of the free and home of the brave." " Because that stanza is a question: O say, *does* that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? It doesn't state that the flag is there, it's asking *if* the flag is there.
@ I think it’s 99% accurate. I was mostly stating that in response to other comments stating this was not accurate. The only thing I have found that is possibly incorrect is there may not have been 100s of boats of the British but it was maybe half of that…minor detail to me.
@@alyssajennings3046 More like 1% accurate. Even the original poster (channel 'Mona Rose') admits it is NOT historically accurate, and recommends that people should research the accurate story. We have detailed, contemporaneous eye-witness reports by the military commanders who were there, which are rather more reliable than a single verse of a poem written by someone who was EIGHT MILES away (and never visited the fort afterwards), very loosely reinterpreted 200 years later by a rabble-rousing pastor, who doesn't even know the name of the fort nor the war in which this occurred. Literally the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Peter C Gibb's (the narrator) vivid imagination. This was not the Revolution, but the War of 1812, when the United States declared war and tried to invade Canada TEN times in two years. The battle took place three weeks after British forces had counterattacked and burned the government buildings in Washington DC. There were no women and children in the fort, no prisoners in cages on the ships, no ultimatum from the admiral. The bombardment of the fort was by FIVE 'bomb-vessels', each with a single long-range mortar - the combined firepower of which amounted to about a quarter that of the fort. The fort suffered very little damage and the flagstaff was not touched. NOBODY DIED HOLDING UP THE FLAG. In reality, we not only know how many died during the battle (four), we also know their names and how they died. Rather than celebrate fictional sacrifice, wouldn't it be better to remember the four real patriots who died: Artillerymen Lt Claggett and Sgt Clemm died when their cannon overturned, militiaman Charles Messinger struck while carrying water to the outer perimeter, and militiaman Thomas Beeston hit by shapnel. But the absolute "icing on the cake" was putting the words of Emiliano Zapata, a 20th century Mexican revolutionary, into the mouth of George Washington. Speaking as a Navy veteran, we don't need to perpetuate this romanticized fiction - this is just 'stolen valor' by proxy.
Yes it WAS A POEM at first. I have the full poem posted on my refrigerator. Francis Scott Key was the author/poet. It was originally titled: Defence of Fort McHenry. This storyteller took a few liberties with the “facts” of the story but the spirit of his story is spot on.
GREAT reaction!!! ♥♥♥Psalm 91:1-2 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
This is actually a church program and not completely accurate. But it tends to make you proud. It was a poem originally. You're the first one that I watched to mention that. If they had played Whitney Houston's version I would have been very emotional.
This was one of the t wo parts of the Battle of Baltimore, fought after the destruction of most of Washington DC. Ships were sunk in the harbor and chains were stretched across to deny the British closer access. There was also a ground attack which was also repelled by the Army, militia and citizens of Baltimore. There was more warfare after this, but this was where the tide turned, so to speak. You live near the area, from other comments you've made - go to the fort - the cannons left divots, and they're still more than visible.
It's actually Fort McHenry in Baltimore, not Fort Henry as he said in the video, and very few men died in that battle, but overall the story is accurate. I live in Maryland so I've been to Fort McHenry several times. To think that if those men had allowed the flag to be on the ground meant the end of America. This was one of the battles during the War of 1812, when the British burned our White House. We were still a fledgling nation and Great Britain wanted to bring us back under British rule after we humiliated them during the Revolutionary war. By all measures America should never have won either of those wars, but for the tenacity and bravery of the men who were willing to die for their principles and for our freedom. This story is why we must ceremoniously burn the flag if it touches the ground and why we get so upset when people burn it in protest, or take a knee at sporting events during the National Anthem. They're either totally ignorant of history, or they don't care that they are spitting in the faces of all of those men who died so that they could act like total douchebags.
"Great Britain wanted to bring us back under British rule after we humiliated them during the Revolutionary war". The War of 1812 started when the United States declared war on Britain (not the other way around).and tried to annex Canada. The attack on Baltimore in 1814 was just one of a series of hit-and-run-raids down the eastern seaboard, by a small amphibious force of 5,000 infantry. It had no cavalry, artillery or supply train, so obviously not designed to capture a country of 5 million souls spread over 2 million square miles; it would, however, be just what you need to encourage the United States into peace negotiations. Napoleon suckered the United States into declaring war on Britain, saying he would lift French trade restrictions on American ships and return the 20,000+ American sailors being held in French prisons on charges of trading with Britain. He also implied that it would be easy for the US to invade Canada while he kept Britain busy in Europe. So the US declared war, attempted to invade Canada TEN times in two years, but utterly failed in the military objective, and only served to weld the disparate French- and English-speaking settlers, First Nations and escaped slaves into a unified Canadian identity which had not existed before. The US lost all right to the moral high ground by looting and burning the entire Canadian capital city of York as they retreated; conversely when the British finally counter-attacked Washington in 1814, the only private building attacked was the 'National Intelligencer' newspaper. It was the US that sued for peace, after suffering a 50% higher casualty rate, losing two-thirds of the entire navy, and had the humiliation of having all the government buildings burnt down. This included the Executive Mansion, which was set alight by a company of marines that were escaped slaves who had joined the British army to fight against their former 'masters'. The American peace delegation was already on their way to Europe at the time of the Battle of Baltimore. During peace talks, it was the British who insisted that the pre-war borders had to be respected; the only non-negotiable US demand was the re-capture and return of all escaped slaves. In the final Treaty, the return of escaped slaves is demanded two whole paragraphs before the return of prisoners of war, thus proving exactly what the war had really been about. Not freedom, but quite the opposite. After signing, Britain reneged on the treaty and refused to return any escaped slaves, choosing instead to pay a fine. Oh, and Napoleon never did lift those trade restrictions. The American sailors held in French prisons were freed by the British and their European allies.
It's amazing how much they really lie to us and played on emotions.I actually love this story of the star spangled banner even though i'm canadian... Can you imagine how much of history they told Canadians about how much we are indebted to the Royal family, England we have The Crown owns so much land taken from the Indians. It does they tell the story about? The country below us and how they fought and they've made all these cowboy and Western stories. And all this all of it has been a Li. People are good. Are there generations that are young and entitled and miserable ubacha? But I believe there is.Lots of evil around the world.. I just want to say I do love this. Do know how to make it good and to all military men and women around the world. And especially men. I'm a woman, but especially men. How many Mothers have to Bury their children?😢😢😢🤲🕊🙏🙏🙏🕊
And you think *this* is the true story? The War of 1812 was when the United States declared war and tried to annex Canada, invading TEN times in two years while Britain was engaged fighting Napoleon in Europe. The alliance of previously disparate French and British settlers, First Nations and escaped slaves gave Canada a national identity which hadn't existed before. If you want to talk about lying and playing on emotions, the original video is a perfect example. Even the description of the original video (channel Mona Rose) admits it is NOT historically accurate, and recommends that people should research the accurate story. This is not a history lesson, but a rabble-rousing sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination. *There were no women and children in the fort, no prisoners in cages on the ships, no ultimatum from the admiral.* The fort was attacked not by 'the entire battlefleet' but by FIVE 'bomb-vessels' each of which had a single long-range mortar - the fort had *four times* the firepower of the attacking vessels. The flagstaff was not damaged and NOBODY DIED HOLDING UP THE FLAG. Every nation needs a 'creation myth', something to tell us who we are, and who we could aspire to be. The problem comes when you create myths by warping real events to the extent that the true heroes are forgotten. Everyone who hears this will remember the men who died holding up the flag - WHO NEVER EXISTED - but are left ignorant of the four real patriots who died: Artillerymen Lt Claggett and Sgt Clemm died when their cannon overturned, militiaman Charles Messinger struck while carrying water to the outer perimeter, and militiaman Thomas Beeston hit by shapnel. This isn't just fiction - this is 'stolen valor' by proxy.
BS even though I'm Canadian.I watch so many different things.The voice narrating.This always has reminded me of Mike Huckabee,who is the sarah sanders father....
@@dl00076 Not AI generated - the original video is 13 years old and it was an old recording even then. It was a sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination.
Exactly!...but the whole truth doesn't get good likes on utube so the reactors just go with the crowd for the views. Also ... That video story was AI generated so of course lacking Truth.
This is not....even remotely....close to what actually happened. You should watch the debunking video. Or find a more reputable (historical) video, perhaps one made by an actual historian
Not the Revolutionary War but War of 1812 .. This is also why an American will never stand for the flag being on the ground or tolerate anyone disgracing it. Well u just learned the truth.......
Thank you for showing this. Freedom isn't free. It comes at a price, but it's worth paying.
That flag is on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. We visited Ft McHenery last year. A flag still flies on the exact same rampart.
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Thanks for doing this one, bro! Now you see why we don’t let our flag touch the ground and why we don’t take a knee, but instead stand and salute all those who gave everything for the freedoms we have today. They died for us. That’s what that flag stands for.
Now you see why we put our right hand over our chest when this plays.
And why do don't let the flag fall to, or touch, the ground.
This happened during the War of 1812. We were no longer "the colonies". Our U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788 so we were the United States of America when Fort *McHenry* was attacked on September 13, 1814. The British began bombarding Fort McHenry shortly before 6:30 AM and the attack lasted for 25 hours.
The failed bombardment of Fort McHenry forced the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore. This British defeat was a turning point in the War of 1812, leading both sides to reach a peace agreement later that year.
Wasn't the entire war fleet either. Was 17 ships, more than sufficient for the non stop bombardment
Also a total of 4 American fatalities. Even so, the bravery and patriotism of Fort McHenry should be in every American mind when this song is played. Its also why the flag never hits the ground. Also why any disrespect to the flag should be 20 years in jail. People died for that flag to protect freedom. Those who disrespect it, drop it, burn it, etc deserve to have their freedoms revoked.
@kenkonwick6660 they deserve to have their citizenship revoked if they desecrate our flag. Let's give them a flight to any country they want to go to and tell them to never come back .
We were These United States of America. We only became The United States of America after our government became a corporation.
☝️ this-- not colonists. We were a country!
@@kenkonwick6660 The actual bombardment was carried out by five bomb vessels, each armed with a single long-range mortar: long range, high impact, but inaccurate and a long reloading time (about 5 minutes per round, whereas a well-practiced crew could fire three shots in two minutes from a long gun). The report from the Fort's commander (LtCol Armistead) estimated that 1500 rounds were fired at the fort - which tallies with the British ammunition stock. This means that the 'non-stop bombardment' actually consisted of about one shot a minute over the period. The fort, however, had twenty-two cannons, more than enough to keep ships beyond their effective range.
Thank you for reacting to this. Harsh yet beautiful is well described. My brother was a 20 year navy man as his wife was too. Thanks to all who have served. RIP Mike, I miss you big brother. Happy New Year from Northern Michigan.
The narrator was named Paul Harvey. He used to do segments like this for syndicated radio shows. He was a wonderful storyteller!
This wasn't Paul Harvey.
No, I can see the similarity to Paul Harvey, but it's not him. Still did a good job of narrating this!
Definitely not Paul Harvey
Not Paul Harvey. It is a recording of a lay pastor named Peter C Gibbs Jr (hence the Amens you can hear in the background), who has a history of telling very tall tales (aka making s**t up) during his sermons. In this case, he got FSKs name right, and that there was a battle with the British outside Baltimore. Everything else is a figment of pastor Gibb's vivid imagination
This was during the War of 1812 with the Brits. We were already our own country. I was born in Baltimore and learned about this history, Beautiful. It was a poem with many stanzas and only one is sung. The others weren't very nice to the Brits.
Or to the escaped slaves who had joined them. Bear in mind it was written just three weeks after a company of marines (consisting largely of escaped slaves) had set fire to the Executive Mansion, which became known as the White House after cosmetic repairs.
The music in the background at the beginning of the video with the trumpets/march comes from the movie
"PATTON"
Every single one of our military then and now, are patriots willing to sacrifice for the rest of us. As for the anthem at the end -- there are a few errors. The anthem states, "What so proudly we hailed," not "held." Also, it is correctly, "Through the perilous fight," not "flight." Lastly, I have no idea why they would put a question mark after "land of the free and home of the brave." I love this video, but I wish those easy corrections could be made. Our anthem's words are powerful and needs to be understood and respected. The bottom line is that people "gave their lives so the nation might live" -- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
"I have no idea why they would put a question mark after "land of the free and home of the brave." "
Because that stanza is a question:
O say, *does* that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
It doesn't state that the flag is there, it's asking *if* the flag is there.
Thank you for sharing!
It may not be 100% accurate but it got the majority of the story right!! Thanks for reacting to this.
What’s wrong?
@ I think it’s 99% accurate. I was mostly stating that in response to other comments stating this was not accurate. The only thing I have found that is possibly incorrect is there may not have been 100s of boats of the British but it was maybe half of that…minor detail to me.
@@alyssajennings3046 More like 1% accurate. Even the original poster (channel 'Mona Rose') admits it is NOT historically accurate, and recommends that people should research the accurate story. We have detailed, contemporaneous eye-witness reports by the military commanders who were there, which are rather more reliable than a single verse of a poem written by someone who was EIGHT MILES away (and never visited the fort afterwards), very loosely reinterpreted 200 years later by a rabble-rousing pastor, who doesn't even know the name of the fort nor the war in which this occurred.
Literally the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Peter C Gibb's (the narrator) vivid imagination.
This was not the Revolution, but the War of 1812, when the United States declared war and tried to invade Canada TEN times in two years. The battle took place three weeks after British forces had counterattacked and burned the government buildings in Washington DC. There were no women and children in the fort, no prisoners in cages on the ships, no ultimatum from the admiral. The bombardment of the fort was by FIVE 'bomb-vessels', each with a single long-range mortar - the combined firepower of which amounted to about a quarter that of the fort. The fort suffered very little damage and the flagstaff was not touched. NOBODY DIED HOLDING UP THE FLAG. In reality, we not only know how many died during the battle (four), we also know their names and how they died. Rather than celebrate fictional sacrifice, wouldn't it be better to remember the four real patriots who died: Artillerymen Lt Claggett and Sgt Clemm died when their cannon overturned, militiaman Charles Messinger struck while carrying water to the outer perimeter, and militiaman Thomas Beeston hit by shapnel.
But the absolute "icing on the cake" was putting the words of Emiliano Zapata, a 20th century Mexican revolutionary, into the mouth of George Washington.
Speaking as a Navy veteran, we don't need to perpetuate this romanticized fiction - this is just 'stolen valor' by proxy.
He was a lawyer and a poet, poetry was a common thing in that time. Many wrote it, no TV or Hallmark cards then and ,all that.
Yes it WAS A POEM at first. I have the full poem posted on my refrigerator. Francis Scott Key was the author/poet. It was originally titled: Defence of Fort McHenry.
This storyteller took a few liberties with the “facts” of the story but the spirit of his story is spot on.
The narrator was Ronald Regan
That wasn't Ronald Reagan. I know his voice. It was def Paul Harvey. I know his voice from hearing it on the radio for yrs.
You're awesome !!!
THEY SHOULD PLAY THIS IN SCHOOLS EVERY GRADE EVERY YEAR!!!
It was a poem. It was set to music later. Mr Key had many talents.
GREAT reaction!!! ♥♥♥Psalm 91:1-2 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Why I remember he was 35 when he wrote that? …weird stuff sticks in your head ✌️
This is actually a church program and not completely accurate. But it tends to make you proud. It was a poem originally. You're the first one that I watched to mention that. If they had played Whitney Houston's version I would have been very emotional.
Please react to Jimmy Hendrix version of the “Star Spangled Banner” 🎸 Woodstock “69” ⭐️🎸🔥
This was one of the t wo parts of the Battle of Baltimore, fought after the destruction of most of Washington DC. Ships were sunk in the harbor and chains were stretched across to deny the British closer access. There was also a ground attack which was also repelled by the Army, militia and citizens of Baltimore. There was more warfare after this, but this was where the tide turned, so to speak. You live near the area, from other comments you've made - go to the fort - the cannons left divots, and they're still more than visible.
Our anthem is a question for a reason! Have we kept what was fought for by our forefathers or have we let them take it away?
It's actually Fort McHenry in Baltimore, not Fort Henry as he said in the video, and very few men died in that battle, but overall the story is accurate. I live in Maryland so I've been to Fort McHenry several times. To think that if those men had allowed the flag to be on the ground meant the end of America. This was one of the battles during the War of 1812, when the British burned our White House. We were still a fledgling nation and Great Britain wanted to bring us back under British rule after we humiliated them during the Revolutionary war. By all measures America should never have won either of those wars, but for the tenacity and bravery of the men who were willing to die for their principles and for our freedom. This story is why we must ceremoniously burn the flag if it touches the ground and why we get so upset when people burn it in protest, or take a knee at sporting events during the National Anthem. They're either totally ignorant of history, or they don't care that they are spitting in the faces of all of those men who died so that they could act like total douchebags.
"Great Britain wanted to bring us back under British rule after we humiliated them during the Revolutionary war". The War of 1812 started when the United States declared war on Britain (not the other way around).and tried to annex Canada. The attack on Baltimore in 1814 was just one of a series of hit-and-run-raids down the eastern seaboard, by a small amphibious force of 5,000 infantry. It had no cavalry, artillery or supply train, so obviously not designed to capture a country of 5 million souls spread over 2 million square miles; it would, however, be just what you need to encourage the United States into peace negotiations.
Napoleon suckered the United States into declaring war on Britain, saying he would lift French trade restrictions on American ships and return the 20,000+ American sailors being held in French prisons on charges of trading with Britain. He also implied that it would be easy for the US to invade Canada while he kept Britain busy in Europe. So the US declared war, attempted to invade Canada TEN times in two years, but utterly failed in the military objective, and only served to weld the disparate French- and English-speaking settlers, First Nations and escaped slaves into a unified Canadian identity which had not existed before.
The US lost all right to the moral high ground by looting and burning the entire Canadian capital city of York as they retreated; conversely when the British finally counter-attacked Washington in 1814, the only private building attacked was the 'National Intelligencer' newspaper. It was the US that sued for peace, after suffering a 50% higher casualty rate, losing two-thirds of the entire navy, and had the humiliation of having all the government buildings burnt down. This included the Executive Mansion, which was set alight by a company of marines that were escaped slaves who had joined the British army to fight against their former 'masters'. The American peace delegation was already on their way to Europe at the time of the Battle of Baltimore.
During peace talks, it was the British who insisted that the pre-war borders had to be respected; the only non-negotiable US demand was the re-capture and return of all escaped slaves. In the final Treaty, the return of escaped slaves is demanded two whole paragraphs before the return of prisoners of war, thus proving exactly what the war had really been about. Not freedom, but quite the opposite.
After signing, Britain reneged on the treaty and refused to return any escaped slaves, choosing instead to pay a fine.
Oh, and Napoleon never did lift those trade restrictions. The American sailors held in French prisons were freed by the British and their European allies.
It's amazing how much they really lie to us and played on emotions.I actually love this story of the star spangled banner even though i'm canadian... Can you imagine how much of history they told Canadians about how much we are indebted to the Royal family, England we have The Crown owns so much land taken from the Indians. It does they tell the story about? The country below us and how they fought and they've made all these cowboy and Western stories. And all this all of it has been a Li. People are good. Are there generations that are young and entitled and miserable ubacha? But I believe there is.Lots of evil around the world.. I just want to say I do love this. Do know how to make it good and to all military men and women around the world. And especially men. I'm a woman, but especially men. How many Mothers have to Bury their children?😢😢😢🤲🕊🙏🙏🙏🕊
And you think *this* is the true story? The War of 1812 was when the United States declared war and tried to annex Canada, invading TEN times in two years while Britain was engaged fighting Napoleon in Europe. The alliance of previously disparate French and British settlers, First Nations and escaped slaves gave Canada a national identity which hadn't existed before.
If you want to talk about lying and playing on emotions, the original video is a perfect example. Even the description of the original video (channel Mona Rose) admits it is NOT historically accurate, and recommends that people should research the accurate story. This is not a history lesson, but a rabble-rousing sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination.
*There were no women and children in the fort, no prisoners in cages on the ships, no ultimatum from the admiral.* The fort was attacked not by 'the entire battlefleet' but by FIVE 'bomb-vessels' each of which had a single long-range mortar - the fort had *four times* the firepower of the attacking vessels. The flagstaff was not damaged and NOBODY DIED HOLDING UP THE FLAG.
Every nation needs a 'creation myth', something to tell us who we are, and who we could aspire to be. The problem comes when you create myths by warping real events to the extent that the true heroes are forgotten. Everyone who hears this will remember the men who died holding up the flag - WHO NEVER EXISTED - but are left ignorant of the four real patriots who died: Artillerymen Lt Claggett and Sgt Clemm died when their cannon overturned, militiaman Charles Messinger struck while carrying water to the outer perimeter, and militiaman Thomas Beeston hit by shapnel.
This isn't just fiction - this is 'stolen valor' by proxy.
Sounds like Trey Smith. Not Paul Harvey.
Star Spangled Banner A la Jimi Hendrix. th-cam.com/video/_319kQ_GKgc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rjoQWKoRKAACYr-F
BS even though I'm Canadian.I watch so many different things.The voice narrating.This always has reminded me of Mike Huckabee,who is the sarah sanders father....
It's ai generated ...not factual
@dl00076 Thank you. I wasn't sure about some of them but yeah, I kind of thought that cause look what they can do in movies.
@@dl00076 Not AI generated - the original video is 13 years old and it was an old recording even then. It was a sermon by a preacher named David C Gibbs jr (hence the 'Amens' in the background) who, shall we say, 'never lets the truth get in the way of a good story'. He tells a great tale, but very little of it actually happened: the only things he gets correct are Francis Scott Key's name and profession, that the British attacked a fort outside Baltimore (though he never actually gets the name right, nor even the war when it happened), and that a flag was flying the next morning. Everything else is a product of Pastor Gibb's vivid imagination.
Except that most of that's not actually true...
Exactly!...but the whole truth doesn't get good likes on utube so the reactors just go with the crowd for the views. Also ... That video story was AI generated so of course lacking Truth.
This is not....even remotely....close to what actually happened. You should watch the debunking video. Or find a more reputable (historical) video, perhaps one made by an actual historian
Not the Revolutionary War but War of 1812 .. This is also why an American will never stand for the flag being on the ground or tolerate anyone disgracing it. Well u just learned the truth.......