By Dan Samaria
Publisher
July 4, 2009

Publisher’s Note: I found a website that I think all Americans should visit. It expresses what a true Patriot is. I believe this is what America is, not what Washington is giving us now. I want you to read and listen to following message.

And let us know if you feel the same way at dan@goldcoastchronicle.com

 

By Stagebrush Patriot

I’ve always been a big John Wayne fan. I’ve watched all his movies (his westerns are the best), many more than once. He personified American values and patriotic pride. In this patriotic essay, John Wayne recites a beautiful poetic piece written by another actor, and poet, John Mitchum. John Mitchum is the younger brother of Robert Mitchum.  In his youth, with his brother, Robert, he traveled across America as a hobo and these adventures may be where his inspiration for this piece came from. You may better remember John Mitchum as Clint Eastwood’s sidekick Detective DeGeorgio in the Dirty Harry film series, and again in The Outlaw Josey Wales. He co-starred with John Wayne in Chisum and El Dorado, and I believe he was also in the TV series F-Troop.

This first patriotic essay is called “America”, and is from the album “America, Why I Love Her”, which can be purchased from Amazon.com and other music outlets (if you like this piece, please support the artists by purchasing the album).

This is one of my favorites and I hope my rendition does it justice. Double-click on button to play.

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 Source: Sage Brush Patriot