TWR Listeners Lounge - Our Patriotism Show

<p>Today, Walt and Alan welcome guest, Barry King from B.K. on the Air to join them in a discussion about patriotism. They open with thoughts on celebrating Independence Day in America and what it means to them. After a brief discussion, they get into the heart of the discussion.</p> <p>To prepare for the show, they each came up with a topic and those would be used to create a TOP 5 list. The topics were: Patriotic Music, Patriotic Figures (real) and Patriotic Films.</p> <p><strong>Top 5 Patriotic Songs</strong></p> <p>Walt</p> <p>1. America the Beautiful by Ray Charles</p> <p>2. Ragged Old Flag by Johnny Cash</p> <p>3. American Soldier by Toby Keith</p> <p>4. God Bless America by Kate Smith</p> <p>5. America by Neil Diamond</p> <p>Honorable Mentions: In America by Charlie Daniels Band and Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by Toby Keith</p> <p>Barry</p> <p>1. The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa</p> <p>2. Back in the USA by Chuck Berry</p> <p>3. America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates / Samuel A. Ward</p> <p>4. This is My Country by Don Ray and Al Jacobs</p> <p>5. America by Neil Diamond</p> <p>Honorable Mentions: Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, God Bless America by Kate Smith and Livin’ in America by James Brown</p> <p>Alan</p> <p>1. America by Neil Diamond</p> <p>2. Proud to be an American by Lee Greenwood</p> <p>3. Pink Houses by John Mellencamp</p> <p>4. Ballad of the Green Beret by SSGT. Barry Sadler</p> <p>5. Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton</p> <p>Honorable Mentions: America the Beautiful by Ray Charles, Take me Home, Country Roads by John Denver, and This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie</p> <p><strong>Top 5 Patriotic Figures</strong></p> <p>Barry</p> <p>1. George Washington</p> <p>2. Chuck Yeager</p> <p>3. Paul Revere</p> <p>4. General Douglas MacArthur</p> <p>5. Normal Rockwell</p> <p>Honorable Mentions: Audie Murphy, Neil Armstrong, Bob Hope, Gary Sinise</p> <p>Alan</p> <p>1. Abraham Lincoln</p> <p>2. George Washington</p> <p>3. Thomas Jefferson</p> <p>4. Ronald