United States Air Force, 1970s
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| - | When in the course of human events, | 0:01 |
| it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve | 0:03 | |
| the political bands which have connected them with another. | 0:06 | |
| And to assume among the powers of the earth, | 0:09 | |
| the separate and equal station, to which the laws of nature | 0:11 | |
| and of nature's God entitled them. | 0:15 | |
| A decent respect to the opinions of mankind | 0:18 | |
| requires that they should declare the causes, | 0:21 | |
| which impel them to the separation. | 0:23 | |
| We hold these truths to be self-evident, | 0:26 | |
| that all men are created equal. | 0:30 | |
| That they are endowed by their creator, | 0:33 | |
| with certain unalienable rights. | 0:35 | |
| That among these are life, | 0:38 | |
| Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. | 0:40 | |
| ("This is my country") | 0:44 | |
| We, therefore, the representatives of | 0:49 | |
| the United States of America. | 0:52 | |
| In general, Congress assembled appealing | 0:54 | |
| to the Supreme judge of the world | 0:57 | |
| for the rectitude of our intentions, | 0:59 | |
| do in the name and by the authority | 1:01 | |
| of the good people of these colonies, | 1:03 | |
| solemnly publish and declare that these United colonies are, | 1:05 | |
| and, of right ought to be, | 1:10 | |
| free and independent states. | 1:13 | |
| ♪ This is my country. ♪ | 1:23 | |
| ♪ Land of my choice. ♪ | 1:29 | |
| ♪ This is my country. ♪ | 1:35 | |
| ♪ Hear my proud voice. ♪ | 1:41 | |
| ♪ I pledge thee my allegiance, ♪ | 1:46 | |
| ♪ America, the bold. ♪ | 1:52 | |
| - | The United States air force salutes | 1:57 |
| our country's bicentennial in the spirit | 2:00 | |
| of Lexington and Concord. | 2:02 | |
| In the spirit of 76' with a spirit of tomorrow. | 2:04 | |
| Ladies and gentlemen, | 2:09 | |
| the United States Air Force Thunderbird. | 2:11 | |
| (Plane engine roaring) | 2:14 | |
| ♪ My heart is filled with love for all of these ♪ | 2:23 | |
| ♪ I only know I swell with pride and deep within my breast ♪ | 2:30 | |
| ♪ I thrill to see Old Glory paint the breeze ♪ | 2:36 | |
| ♪ This is my country. ♪ | 2:45 | |
| ♪ Land of my choice ♪ | 2:51 | |
| ♪ This is my country. ♪ | 2:57 | |
| ♪ Hear my proud voice ♪ | 3:02 | |
| ♪ I pledge to thee my allegiance, ♪ | 3:08 | |
| ♪ America, the bold, ♪ | 3:14 | |
| ♪ For this is my country, ♪ | 3:19 | |
| ♪ to have and to hold. ♪ | 3:25 | |
| ♪ With hand upon heart I thank the Lord ♪ | 3:32 | |
| ♪ For this my native land ♪ | 3:39 | |
| ♪ For all I love is here within her gates ♪ | 3:45 | |
| ♪ My soul is rooted deeply in the soil on which I stand ♪ | 3:52 | |
| ♪ For these are mine own United States. ♪ | 3:59 | |
| ♪ This is my country ♪ | 4:08 | |
| ♪ Land of my birth ♪ | 4:14 | |
| ♪ This is my country ♪ | 4:20 | |
| ♪ Grandest on earth ♪ | 4:27 | |
| ♪ I pledge thee my allegiance ♪ | 4:33 | |
| ♪ America, the bold ♪ | 4:39 | |
| - | Happy birthday America, | 4:49 |
| from the men and women of the United States Air Force. | 4:51 |
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