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aggiesal

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5. In 1992, the company I was working for sent me to Beelin for 6 months which stretched ou to 2.5 years ...

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 01:07 AM

Yesterday

The Olympics that year was in Barcelona in late July/early August.
When the first event I saw where the U.S. won the gold, not hearing the national anthem for 7 months hit me hard when I first heard it. Never realized the love of country until that Gold Medal Ceremony where I sobbed like a big baby.

I wife asked why I was crying and I said I haven't heard out national anthem in over 7 months

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Listen - I'll tell you why I cried, tonight... [View all] TygrBright Saturday OP

That was a story, well done. Glad I checked in. cachukis Saturday #1

The last time I cried listening to our National Anthem ? dweller Saturday #2

I knew the story. A friend's wife was a patient at John Hopkins and he diverted his time with the history. surfered Saturday #3

Wow,I had no idea! TY.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #4

In 1992, the company I was working for sent me to Beelin for 6 months which stretched ou to 2.5 years ... aggiesal Yesterday #5

k/r bigtree Yesterday #6