97.3 The Dawg » patriotic http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Memorial Day Tribute – Remembering Why [Video] http://973thedawg.com/memorial-day-tribute-remembering-why-video/ http://973thedawg.com/memorial-day-tribute-remembering-why-video/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:21 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=171536 This weekend we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we might celebrate our freedom everyday.

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But you won’t believe what she says they can sing.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/principal-banning-kindergarteners-god-bless-the-usa/feed/ 0 William Thomas Cain, Getty Images Today Is Flag Day: Red Skelton's Pledge Of Allegiance http://973thedawg.com/today-is-flag-day-red-skeltons-pledge-of-allegiance/ http://973thedawg.com/today-is-flag-day-red-skeltons-pledge-of-allegiance/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:03:04 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=14727 I have seen and heard this piece maybe a thousand times, each time it puts a lump in my throat. On this day when we honor the flag that symbolizes the greatest nation on Earth I hope you will feel that same feeling.  Be sure to watch this at home tonight with your kids. Tell them how you we  used to start our school day and how important the words of the Pledge are.

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