Lee Greenwood sings God Bless the USA at the Reagan Library Grand Opening ceremony in Simi Valley, California on November 4, 1991. Video courtesy of the Reagan Foundation.
Lee Greenwood’s song is a tribute to the America I grew up believing in. Unfortunately, academia, the media and an uninformed, immature, entitled youth have muddled the vision of unity, sacrifice and aspiration that is our country. We have to save it.
If you don’t get emotional when hearing this anointed song.... you don’t have a human heart beating in your chest. I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!
That is because it is very exclusive picture and I guess all the presidents had to agree to release it. I believe some of them didn't agree to do it. It was a spurt of the moment thing. Along reason they stood was President Bush stood, thus the rest did.
Thank you PRES Reagan, for ALL you did for our America!!!!! Thank you Mr Greenwood, for creating this song for all of us!!! The Reagan Library is OUTSTANDING!!!! Every citizen should visit this GREAT site!!!!
Am so very very proud to be an American... God bless our soldiers for defending this wonderful country. Mr. Greenwood's song is so totally inspiring... no mateer where or when each & every citizen should always stand up & salute the American flag
Amen but the one who loved Him more I believe was President Reagan. So many of Americans believed that too. He was never afraid to speak up and “Mr. Khrushchev tear down this wall “. Will live on in our hearts.
Too bad the camera didn't show a wider wide during Lee Greenwood's singing of 'God Bless the USA'. According to his own accounting, all five Presidents (Bush, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, Ford) at this event stood up at the phrase "and I'll stand up next to you and defend her still today"...
He said he was asked to emphasize the last 'Stand Up' to try to get President Bush, who was in office at the time, to stand up for the fly-over. As he approached the last 'stand up' he caught Reagan's eye. They were friends from the time that Greenwood worked on Reagan's gubernatorial campaign in California. Reagan immediately understood what was happening and stood up first, followed by Bush, then by the other three ex-presidents and all six First Ladies (Lady Bird Johnson was there although LBJ had died) just in time for the flyover. Greenwood said in an interview that that was the most memorable of all the times he has performed that song.
In a Video here on the Country Road TV channel, Lee Greenwood tells the wonderful backstory about his core life influence in the writing of "God Bless the USA". Along with that he shares his very moving experience in performing the song for 5 Presidents and 6 First Ladies in attendance, during the opening of the Reagan Library opening.
Shortly after President Reagan's death, while his body laid in state at the U.S. capitol, I was visited at my home by a young Secret Service agent from his detail. It seemed, that as they were contacting those who had been on the printed list of invited guests to attend his funeral at the Reagan library, was a name written in ink by Mr. Reagan at the very bottom. It was my name. The agent told me they had to contact FBI headquarters in Washington to find out who I was and where I lived. After discovering that I lived less than 20 minutes from the library he asked if he could drive to my home to notify me in person and the agent in charge agreed. As it so happened I was home and alone when he arrived. During our conversation he explained that years ago Mr. Reagan and his agents and staff had say down and planned his funeral something every former President has to do. When the plans were finalized they presented him with it all typed and detailed. He sat and read through it. After he read through the list of attendees that he wished to be there, foreign dignitaries, personal and political friends and family, Mr. Reagan asked the head of his detail for his pen and wrote at the very bottom my name. He said, "There now the list is complete". They asked if he wanted it retyped and he said, "No, leave it as is". So there I was stunned, standing there in my front yard, while a Secret Service agent explained to me the details of what was necessary for me to get to the library to attend his funeral. Then I told him I couldn't go. It was not because I didn't want to it was because no one knew of our personal connection. Even my wife. He asked me how I knew him. I told him I had never met him but only had spoken with him over the phone for 15 minutes decades ago. On the 5th of August 1983 there was an incident on a Navy base in Virginia that created an unprecedented national security breach. I through critical thinking and comprehending the international ramifications and political fall out if this became publicly known resolved the issue in the only logical way possible. For my actions that day President Reagan personally meritoriously promoted me to the next higher pay grade. I am, most likely to this day, the only person to serve in the military, to have that honor. Because this incident had never been known by his political enemies Ronald Reagan easily won his 2nd term in office. And decades later he remembered who gave him that. I was the only private citizen to be invited to attend the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. Somewhere in the Reagan library archives there is proof. My name written in his handwriting.
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I get goosebumps every time I hear this song. I saw Lee Greenwood perform this song twice at an LSU home game. He's a phenomenal performer. God Bless The U S A.
Beautiful song with so much meaning. I grew up in Simi Valley and I worked on a cattle ranch were the library now stands. I hope that this great song never becomes political and continues to represent the great military and leaders of our government in an honorable way. I don't ever want to have this song tied to one individual. Please!!!
Greenwood said in an interview that both parties have asked to use the song as their party's anthem, and he had refused permission to both. He said the song is about America, not political parties. I have to admire that resolve.
@@ABABABABABABABABABABABABAB I had to go & look. 8 tracks, were sold through Columbia house ‘til ‘88, I am surprised. I was doubtful, bc we bought our 1st cd player soon after our marriage in ‘85. 8 tracks were a things from my childhood!
God Save the USA If tomorrow all the things were gone I worked for all my life And I had to start again With just my children and my wife I thank my lucky stars To be living here today But they're trying to twist our freedoms In a game they love to play And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I think I'm free But I won't ignore the men who lied To take that right from me And I'd gladly stand up next to you And expose their schemes today 'Cause there ain't no doubt They betray this land God Save the U.S.A. From the lies of MAGA rallies To the courts they try to sway With the Heritage Foundation And the Federalist Society From Trump's deceitful speeches To the GOP's charade They pretend to fight for freedom But their motives are betrayed And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I think I'm free But I won't ignore the men who lied To take that right from me And I'd gladly stand up next to you And expose their schemes today 'Cause there ain't no doubt They betray this land God Save the U.S.A. From the backrooms of power To the laws they try to change They hide behind false virtue With a freedom they arrange From Detroit down to Houston And New York to L.A. They claim to love this country But their actions say "betray" And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I think I'm free But I won't ignore the men who lied To take that right from me And I'd gladly stand up next to you And expose their schemes today 'Cause there ain't no doubt They betray this land God Save the U.S.A. And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I think I'm free But I won't ignore the men who lied To take that right from me And I'd gladly stand up next to you And expose their schemes today 'Cause there ain't no doubt They betray this land God Save the U.S.A.
@@jameshazlett2546 Your mistake is kissing The Idiot Trump's corrupt, lying ass, if you do. If not, the anthem still sucks...unless Whitney Houston or Marvin Gaye's versions are played.
