Celebration of American Spirit

Sunday evening we went down to KC's Liberty Memorial to enjoy the Edward Jones' A Celebration of American Spirit. We had free entrance to the museum, we meet General Richard Myers, free entrance to the tower, music by the Air Force Band and Fireworks. It was a beautiful evening, cool and breezy. Here are my photos of the evening. You probably all know who General Myers is, I didn't really, he is a 5 Star General was the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff he retired 2005. There have been fewer Chairmans of the military than presidents, it was a honor to meet someone of his status. He is from KC.

View from tower.

Band

The poem America written by Ray Bradbury was read to us by the MC here's part of it.

We are the dream that other people dream

The land where other people land

When late at night

They think on flight

And, flying, here arrive

Where we fools dumbly thrive ourselves.

Refuse to see

We be what all the world would like to be.

Because we hive within this scheme

The obvious dream is blind to us.

We do not mind the miracle we are,

So stop our mouths with curses.

While all the world rehearses

Coming here to stay.

We busily make plns to go away.