By the terms of the release of the prisoner he negotiated, he could go back to baltimore only once the battle was over. So his question is who is going to win this battle . And theres this lull in the battle right now. It gets quiet. This is where the british use five special ships. And i love the names of them. The one was the meteor. The terror. The etna. The h. M. S. Volcano. And the h. M. S. Devastation. That was the shock and awe of 1814. Each one of those ships could fire a 200pound exploding shell two miles. Now, im sure we probably have some folks who fired mortars in their careers in the military. And you know the principle of the mortar, fire and lob the projectile up. These mortars were fixed at a 45degree setting. If you do the math that bomb will go a mile high in the sky before it begins its descent. Imagine you, for some you can probably imagine its easy because you did it in real life, being a young recruit, on the receiving end of a bombardment or fire, and unable to r
After he witnessed the battle of baltimore in 1814. This program is 35 minutes. You can call me ranger or ranger vince. I do work for the National Park service. Probably wherever you live there is a National Park near you. I had the pleasure of eating here at floridas table home of st. Augustine and the everglades. It is the National Park service that preserves the great natural and cultural legacy of the United States. And its great honor to speak here for youall, those who have served this nation for many years. I was talking to my boss when sue asked me to speak, the email through, and i could have found one of my rangers to do it and decided to do it myself. My boss said, youre late on some of your reports, you might want to use that saturday for Something Like that. Three oss, theres entities that you cannot say no to. The first is my mom. So if my mom want meese to speak for one of her clubs, do i it. Two, the gold star mothers. And three, the american legion. O we are here. And
There are three entities you cannot say no to. First is my mom. Two, the gold star mothers. Three, the american legion. We are here. [applause] here, i want to leave you walking away with an appreciation for what baltimore represents. Because this is a really important year. This year is 2015, 200 years ago of really, what a year reflection. 1815, the cornerstone of a very important monument was late, which still stands up the road. If you get some time, i would ask you to visit it. It is called the battle monument. It is also sometimes called the baltimore monument. If you look at the monument, Lady Baltimore stands with a wreath. Fighters from 1814. If you forget everything that you experience here this weekend, if you get totally fried out on all the meetings, youmber that this week visited the home, the birthplace, of the National Anthem. It was the battle here, 201 years ago, of which Francis Scott key was an eyewitness, that led to the words that song. Rys what was this war of 18
The fort during the war of 1812. The raising of the garrison flag over the fort on the morning after inspired Francis Scott key to write the words that became our National Anthem. Welcome to fort mchenry, the birthplace of the star spangled banner. At night time, we fly a small modern flag. During the day, a 15star, 15stripe flag, the same style that inspired Francis Scott key. He saw that flag at a time where american morale was really low. A turning point in the war of 1812. A lot of americans do not know much about the war of 1812. Lets explore why it was important for Francis Scott key to have seen that flag and how that inspired him to write those words that became our National Anthem. Were now here on the gun deck of fort mchenry. We also call it the water battery. As would have been the main line of defense against the british ships. The war of 1812 was one of americas most unpopular wars. That is because the causes were complex. On the one said, you could say the United States
Race. Good evening im Frank Somerville and welcome to a second look. Men and women seeking a challenge like no other race through wild and rugged back country and not just on foot. Bob mackenzie followed a team from right here in the bay area as the adventure began in april of 1995. On a remote hilltop in southern utah. 250 people lined up to get their horses. Each team was issued three horses. Three people of the team will ride two will run. They come from all over. Navy seals, army rangers, die hard runners and all ages from 18 to 72. These are people who live to compete and most have run endurance races before but that doesnt guarantee they can survive the echo summit. Up and down mountains and rivers and some of the most desolate and beautiful countries in the world. Over the grueling course in temperatures that can range from 30 degrees to 90 degrees. They will wear what they can carry, eat and sleep what they can carry, sleep when they must. On this first morning every team is fu