Oh beautiful, for heroes proved

This morning I was listening to Sunny 105FM and heard the song by Ray Charles in tribute to the lives lost on 9-11 and the members of the armed forces.

It is from 1972 when young men and women were still serving in Vietnam and far too many came home, pretty much to the same things today's veterans return to, but no one knew. No one other than their families.

There were so many protestors that it seemed as if no one was supporting the troops, but as you can see, that is far from the truth. Ray Charles America The Beautiful
Oh beautiful, for heroes proved,
In liberating strife,
Who more than self, their country loved,
And mercy more than life,
America, America, may God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain devined
And you know when I was in school,
We used to sing it something like this, listen here:
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountains majesty,
Above the fruited plain,
But now wait a minute, I'm talking about
America, sweet America,
You know, God done shed his grace on thee,
He crowned thy good, yes he did, with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
(America, America, God shed his grace on thee)
America, I love you America, you see,
My God he done shed his grace on thee,
And you oughta love him for it,
Cause he, he, he, he, crowned thy good,
You know he gave us brotherhood,
(From sea to shining sea).
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord

From THE DICK CAVETT SHOW. September 18, 1972.