Honoring America's Armed Forces - Past and Present
CONTENT, in the order it appears ...
The Star Spangled Banner plays while viewing images of a variety of American flags;
Service songs of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy play while viewing images related to each branch;
The Last Full Measure of Devotion plays while viewing images honoring those who have served America, and especially those who gave their lives, from WW II up through the bombing of the USS Cole;
Amazing Grace (with bagpipes) plays while viewing images of a military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery honoring 3 buddies, a Navy FMF Corpsman and 2 Marines, who died while we were patients at Great Lakes Naval Hospital in 1970;
Echo Taps and a rifle squad salute play while viewing images of buglers from each of the 5 branches of our Military;
God Bless America plays while viewing images saluting Navy Corpsmen, Army Medics and all those who provide comfort to the injured;
A somber rendition of America The Beautiful plays while viewing images of the front pages of American newspapers immediately after 09/11/01;
The Battle Hymn Of The Republic plays during video clips of American warplanes in action and then images of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom to honor all those currently serving our country;
Stars And Stripes Forever plays while viewing the credits, including a brief salute to Bob Hope, America’s only Honorary Veteran.
Playing time ... 33 minutes, 41 seconds
View online or download the Flash version from Google Video ...
If you choose to view the video online, the quality of the images in the Flash version is about 90% of the Windows Media Audio/Video version and the audio quality is about 95%
If you choose the download option, the quality of the audio and video is close to the Windows Media version, although you must use the Google Video Player provided with the download
Click here to view or download a Macromedia Flash version of Military Salute from Google Video
DVDs can be purchased online ...
Your Story Video used their expertise and equipment to convert the original Windows Media Audio/Video version into a high-resolution DVD at their own expense. They have exclusive rights to sell Military Salute DVDs online. The Military Salute Project does not receive any of the proceeds.
The producer of Military Salute will provide a copyright statement to anyone who wishes to donate a DVD to your local public access cable TV station.
Military Salute cannot be used for fundraising without our prior, written consent. DVD packaging may not be altered in any manner.
Memorial Day orders should be placed on or before April 15. Veterans Day orders should be placed on or before October 1.
