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U.S. Forces
People sleep peacably in their beds at night
only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf
George Orwell
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Sunday 7th December 1941

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report on the attack casualties ships and planes sunk or damaged

photos "The Day of Infamy" Speech and America's Revenge

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"America Under Attack" - and the "Stars and Stripes" flys at our home
Sharon with the Flag and wearing her USA shirt - Tuesday 11th September 2001
......and here are three more photos

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Flight Paths

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QUOTE
"you never want to be the country to invade America
cause everyone's got a gun and knows how to use it"

VIDEO
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ARTIST
Toby Keith

SONG
'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue'

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video address
http://www.ronebergcairns.com/2004onwards/0video2004_20.flv

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Links on this Site

Sharon in her "Stars and Stripes" shirt - two photos - Sunday 17th March 2002
---------------and two more photos---------------and two more photos
---------------and two more photos---------------and three more photos


US territory in Cairns!!! - our patio, which is the "Cairns Branch of the USA Embassy" - four photos, including three of Geoff with "The Stars and Stripes" - Tuesday 18th February 2003
..... NOTE - relocated ... refer below Thursday 4th August 2005


"Operation Iraqi Freedom" - and Sharon has her say!!! - which is basically 'Protesters, go home'!!! - she sent her thoughts to The Cairns Post newspaper, and they were published in the 'Letters to the Editor' section - Saturday 12th April 2003


A little bit of America in our home - a few souvenir items that we have been given - Saturday 18th October 2003


"The Embassy" has been 'moved and improved'!!! - lots of photos - Thursday 4th August 2005
..... NOTE - refer above Tuesday 18th February 2003
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Patriotic Songs

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Star Spangled Banner version 01......version 02......version 03 version 04......version 05......version 06	America the Beautiful version 01......version 02
Battle Hymn of the Republic version 01......version 02......version 03	Washington Post March version 01......version 02
God Bless America version 01......version 02......version 03 version 04......version 05......version 06	Stars and Stripes Forever version 01......version 02
Dixieland version 01	Yankee Doodle Medley version 01
Yellow Rose of Texas version 01	Patriotic Medley version 01
Taps version 01	When Johnny Comes Marching Home version 01

Videos

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Tuesday 26th July 2005 "Discovery blasts off from Florida" Includes story, photos and video

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Tuesday 4th July 2006 "Discovery soars on 4th of July" Includes photos and video

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