The GREATNESS of the American soldier.
Fort Apache was one of my fathers favorite movies and I first saw it when I was very small maybe seven...when this scene happened I remember I had something like an out of body experience....I was THERE with those American soldiers and beat my fists to the sound of the bugle but also the thrilling way the composer made it a powerful piece of symphonic music. I asked if my father to play that scene again and of course he said yes but before he did I ran into the kitchen and got a butter knife and when the charge began waved the knife like it was a sword while beating out the rhythm with my other hand!
But later as I grew older it affected me differently. I would still move to the music but now the emotions I felt made me cry and still does...like right now...and it became for me a symbol of brave American soldiers trying to bring order and civilization to parts of the world that never had it, fearless, maybe reckless but always brave, indomitable, and admirable.
I have not saluted the American soldier for a while now so thought it was time to do so again!馃嚚馃嚳馃嚭馃嚥
(Apologies for the weak sound quality which does not do justice to either the bugle call nor the music supporting it).
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7H5m_KklqA]
But later as I grew older it affected me differently. I would still move to the music but now the emotions I felt made me cry and still does...like right now...and it became for me a symbol of brave American soldiers trying to bring order and civilization to parts of the world that never had it, fearless, maybe reckless but always brave, indomitable, and admirable.
I have not saluted the American soldier for a while now so thought it was time to do so again!馃嚚馃嚳馃嚭馃嚥
(Apologies for the weak sound quality which does not do justice to either the bugle call nor the music supporting it).
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7H5m_KklqA]
