Happy 239th Birthday to America!
Long may our flag wave
A symbol of our freedom
Won by the blood of those who served
The price of freedom can be seen
At Arlington National Cemetery
Row upon row of graves
Marked with the names of heroes
Where the Old Guard honors the memory of the Unknowns
The price of freedom is seen in the faces of children
Whose parents paid the ultimate sacrifice
The cost of our freedom
We are free to fly the flag of freedom
Free to march or ride in parades
Free to set off fireworks
Even in our own back yards
Free to host a cookout
Free to spend time with family and friends
Free to enjoy a baseball game
And stay for the fireworks show that follows
The flag we wear on our chest
Or painted on our face
The flag of freedom
Carried by generations of heroes
As they marched off to war
Far from home and family
Freedom is not free
Our heroes know the cost
The cost of freedom
Paid by their blood and sacrifice
The brave men and women who served in Korea
More than nameless faces etched on a wall
The debt for our freedom
Can never be repaid
As we celebrate freedom
In our own special way
We sing patriotic songs
And gather with our friends
Teach our children to honor this country
And to always let freedom ring
The price of freedom can be seen
In the faces of our veterans
In the scars they carry
And the memories they can't escape
As battle raged all around
They cared for each another
Like the brothers they became
Leaving no man behind
Never forgetting those who didn't come home
Names written on scores of dog tags
Names etched in the memories of their brothers
And forever remembered on memorial walls
They gave us the land of the free
By their sacrifices and bravery
Leaving behind those they loved
All in the name of freedom
So line the streets and celebrate freedom
From sea to shining sea
With voices raised and flags waving
Celebrating freedom for you and me!
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