I belive he does, because there is nothing wronge with it. It is also the American thing to do, which is to support/ encourage our soldiers to keep up the hard work!
Edit: I have no idea if this is true, but I know Obama is considering some schools in DC that do not say the National Anthem or the Pledge of Allegiance.
at a public school
There is a national anthem in French for the province of Quebec but we dont use it at school like in the USA.
The Philippine national anthem serves the same purpose and respect as all other national anthems. It is played before things like sporting events, or school.
I believe action that drastic would cause a lot of ebarrassment to the principal and school, in any 'free' country.
Before...have to arouse the spirit first.
i dont know the anser but i leared somthing in school about that but i forgot it sorry
(who was unaware of any policy against singing the national anthem but is not aware of the context)
If you mean Anthem by Ayn Rand, save it for high school.
Hints •About independence day •Hoist •National anthem •Speech •Cultural programmes/decoration •Prize distribution •Refreshments
Yea I'm thinking the ACLU would be knocking at your' door about the same time you arrived home.
What do you base this assumption on exactly? I'm Australian, and I know ever single word to my anthem. As do nearly alllllll my peers that I went to school with. And not just first verse, all the verses. AND we know what the words represent, and the significance behind them. Because we were taught it in school. Being patriotic, on MANY an occasion I've both taught the words and the meanings to my colleagues over here in Britain. Because of this I don't see why you'd think that Australian's don't know their anthem, EXCEPT that you've maybe seen a comedy sketch like "Rove" where they go out and test people on whether they know the anthem or not?? However when you compare it to the fact that lots of American's know the "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame-seed bun" jingle better than they know their own anthem also, then perhaps its just a human / global thing in general and not limited to one country... Or maybe because our anthem has "technical" words in it like "girt." Many Australians do know their national anthem (mostly the first verse), especially because it is heard sung before AFL etc. matches. Children in school are still taught the national anthem, which they sing regularly at their school assemblies.
September 3rd I believe