The song God Bless the USA was written at the Washington DC downtown airport. The date was July 4, 1983. Ivan Parker's flight came in from New York and that flight crashed on approach to the airport. Ivan and his seatmate were the only survivors on that fight. The airport was shut for several years after that. Eventually it reopened with a new name: Ronald Regan Airport. I was a flight attendant and came in on a flight from Los Angeles earlier that afternoon.
If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life And I had to start again With just my children and my wife I'd thank my lucky stars To be living here today Cause the flag still stands for freedom And they can't take that away And I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I gladly stand up Next to you and defend her still today Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA From the lakes of Minnesota To the hills of Tennessee Across the plains of Texas From sea to shining sea From Detroit down to Houston, And New York to L.A Well there's pride in every American heart And its time we stand and say That I'm proud to be an American Where at least I know I'm free And I won't forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I gladly stand up Next to you and defend her still today Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA And I'm proud to be and American Where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died Who gave that right to me And I gladly stand up Next to you and defend her still today Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the USA
I like this performance of God Bless the USA by Ivan Parker. This is from the Homecoming concert at Carnegie Hall on October 29, 2001. Ivan and I wrote God Bless the USA on July 4, 1983. We both ended up in Washington, DC and we sat in the downtown airport and wrote the song. Then we went to a fireworks display on that night. Ivan debuted the song at his concert in northern Virginia on July 5.
Awesome! Thank you and Ivan for answering the calls on your lives ;) Using your God-given gifts and talents for relationship with our Lord and for blessing His saints I and many... in Him, Chaplain Debbie Poulos. God bless the USA!
Whenever I hear this song I think of 3 of my nephews singing their hearts out on their song at a 4th of July show. My nephew Jake was the most patriotic kid I ever knew all his life he wanted to be in the Army and make it his career. He got to be in the Army and got deployed to Iraq in the early days of the war. He got shot in the hand and eventually lost his hand, but at least he survived. If he could he'd go back to the Army and do it all over again.
Ivan Parker and I wrote God Bless The USA on July 4, 1983. We sat in the airport at Washington DC Downtown Airport. I made my first transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Washington DC and Ivan Parker flew in from New York City. The part about going from Detroit to Houston was my first flight out of flight attendant training in Detroit. I was the flight attendant for first class on that flight. Ivan and his son Stephen were in first class on that flight.
I would like the copyright for God Bless the USA. My first husband, Ivan C. Parker and I wrote the song on the 4th of July in 1983. I was a flight attendant with American Airlines and flew from Los Angeles to Washington DC downtown airport. Ivan flew into that airport from New York. He and his seatmate were the only survivors from that flight, which crashed about half a mile short of the runway. (The airport was closed for several years after that accident). Ivan C. Parker performed the song God Bless the USA the following day at a concert in northern Virginia. His seatmate was present at that concert. The line about Detroit to Houston: I went through flight attendant training during January and February in Detroit. My first flight out of flight attendant training was from Detroit to Houston. Ivan and our son Stephen were on that flight!
Ever since I was small kid,me and my late father used to listen Gaither Homecoming..But a few years later I lost my dad the only thing that remind me from him is the Gaither group🥺😭😭😭.. Thank you Sir,Bill Gaither for sharing it's so emotional that I the hear song and thinking about my Dad...😭😭😭I from Fiji Island,vinaka.
Somebody better keep America America. Thanks Gaither for the reminder. There are those who would love to take it as we know even here. We are supposed to be one on 'America' if we stand on this land. Either stand on your own earned land fine or stand with the rest as a community. Just don't stand against. That is a boundary
Mabuhay gaither Vocal band, mabuhay ang America, the modern day promised land.. GOD bless the USA!!! More power to Mr. Ivan Parker. GOD bless you guys...
Doesn't this song get people thinking? My question is where are all the true american patriots? What has happened to the pride and love in our country? There are people that are literally wiping their butts with the American flag, burning it, and tearing it... Billions of lives were lost protecting the rights of these idiots to act like fools. American blood that's been spilled on our soil and other country's... have these men and women died in vain? Have we forgotten them? What would our founding fathers say or do? Would they be proud? or would they be furious? Are they rolling over in their graves...? What happened to the America I read about in the textbooks? What happened to the "sleeping giant"? Are we too far gone? Or maybe that sleeping giant needs to be woken up! I'm talking to you my fellow patriots... it's time we stand up and say once again "I am proud to be an American!" This is the Unites States of America not Italy, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Britain, ect... Wake up! Please wake up! We need to reunite! We need to fight for country, for our rights! The Pledge of Allegiance has been an "offensive message" since I was in the third grade. What's wrong with this picture? Saying "Merry Christmas" is offensive! The confederate flag is "offensive" now the Gadsden flag! Come on it doesn't take 20/20 vision to see this. Please Americans... in the name of Jesus Christ wake up... If this is a test from the almighty above, I'm ready are you? Can we stick together? If you're with me reply with an "Amen". This once beautiful country needs you. Be the America i grew up reading in the texts books. God Bless you all.
My Gmail Personal Choices I'm proud of my ancestors who died fighting for this country in the Revolution. I'm also proud of my ancestors who fought and died for that flag at Iwo Jima and at Normandy in World War II. And I'm damn proud of my ancestors who died for that Confederate Flag at the Battle of Franklin and at the Battle of Murfreesboro. You can take your attitude toward the Confederate Flag and shove it.
My Gmail Personal Choices no it wasn't. States have the RIGHT to secede from the government at any time they choose to do so. That was one of the most patriotic things America has ever done. God bless all who have fought and died for this country and their beliefs.
Me and my mom both love the gaithers and I was wondering if y'all (the gaithers) could send me a free CD of this and the other American soundtracks to 102 sequoia circle tupelo,ms and send it to Jordan Loden please and thank you.
Seems like you think Ivan's throat is not as good as it once was. Please don't compare his recent performance to a performance 15 years ago. Ivan is still blessing those who come to his programs with the holy spirit and sincere love of the people. God is still honored every time he sings.
To my mom. Who died from complications from this evil virus Thank you to my dad you fought in Korea. Thank you dad. To my Lord thank you to my LORD You are and forever will be my savior. One day we will be togethrer again GOd Bless A merica Let freedom ring for all.
I am proud be an Indian Where I least I know i'm free, And I won't forget the men who died who gave their right to me And I gladly stand up next to you and defend herself today Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the India Jai Hind Jai Bharat
Tony Stark It has nothing to do with it being American. I think we Europeans have a different historical experience with nationalism than you do. We have seen what it ends with, especially when used as a political ploy to ensnare the angry or dissatisfied segments of an electorate.. Seeing nationalism rear its ugly head across the planet for this very purpose, as is the case from USA to Russia to China, across Europe and in the middle east, should make anyone pause. It is a very serious matter.
I'm also proud to be a citizen of heaven because my name is written down in the Lamb's Book of Life!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Carol, I'm there with you !!!
@@margaret8391 Looking forward to spending eternity with you, Paul, & all of us who love our ?ord Jesus!
Oooops! Lol, Lord Jesus!
The song God Bless the USA was written at the Washington DC downtown airport. The date was July 4, 1983. Ivan Parker's flight came in from New York and that flight crashed on approach to the airport. Ivan and his seatmate were the only survivors on that fight. The airport was shut for several years after that. Eventually it reopened with a new name: Ronald Regan Airport. I was a flight attendant and came in on a flight from Los Angeles earlier that afternoon.
WOW! What a story! Thanks for telling us about that!) God bless you!❤
God save and bless the USA 🙏
Thank you Jesus for saving my soul (AMEN)
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Ivan Parker is always amazing, my first southern gospel star 👌👌👌👌👌
I AM PROUD TO BE AMERICAN!
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OUR PEOPLE!
GOD BLESS ALL YOUR CHILDREN
PRAYING FOR WORLD PEACE AND FREEDOM!
If tomorrow all the things were gone
I'd worked for all my life
And I had to start again
With just my children and my wife
I'd thank my lucky stars
To be living here today
Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away
And I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA
From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea
From Detroit down to Houston,
And New York to L.A
Well there's pride in every American heart
And its time we stand and say
That I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA
And I'm proud to be and American
Where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA
we are so blessed toooooo be Americans
Happy Independence Day!
God bless the USA 🇺🇸!
Thank you
@@Wgaither1 your welcome 🙏 🤗.
I like this performance of God Bless the USA by Ivan Parker. This is from the Homecoming concert at Carnegie Hall on October 29, 2001. Ivan and I wrote God Bless the USA on July 4, 1983. We both ended up in Washington, DC and we sat in the downtown airport and wrote the song. Then we went to a fireworks display on that night. Ivan debuted the song at his concert in northern Virginia on July 5.
Awesome! Thank you and Ivan for answering the calls on your lives ;) Using your God-given gifts and talents for relationship with our Lord and for blessing His saints I and many... in Him, Chaplain Debbie Poulos. God bless the USA!
Lee Greenwood wrote this song.
I'm proud to be an American!!!!!
Rodica T where at least I know I'm free!!!!!
好好听呀，我都要变成精神美国🇺🇸人了🐶
Whenever I hear this song I think of 3 of my nephews singing their hearts out on their song at a 4th of July show. My nephew Jake was the most patriotic kid I ever knew all his life he wanted to be in the Army and make it his career. He got to be in the Army and got deployed to Iraq in the early days of the war. He got shot in the hand and eventually lost his hand, but at least he survived. If he could he'd go back to the Army and do it all over again.
God bless him, and thank him for defending America! Those who are oppressed!
Ivan Parker and I wrote God Bless The USA on July 4, 1983. We sat in the airport at Washington DC Downtown Airport. I made my first transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Washington DC and Ivan Parker flew in from New York City. The part about going from Detroit to Houston was my first flight out of flight attendant training in Detroit. I was the flight attendant for first class on that flight. Ivan and his son Stephen were in first class on that flight.
Lee greenwood wrote and composed the song and Bill Gaither produced it.
God bless America!
Ivan still bless with his voice and real love for the folks who come see him.
No! They CANNOT take that away! What God blessed let. No man put asunder! ♡ ❤ Love You Lord! Thank You
Such a rich and strong voice, love listening to Ivan.
This is the best rendition of this song ever🤷😅👏👏👏🙏
Our young people need to see and hear these songs from this concert so they would know the truth about their country!!
Good bless the USA.....great song...i love jesus
This is for our state of Pennsylvania, New York, California and Texas.
GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!
I could feel the chills and goosebumps! That last verse was amazing!!!!
Happy Birthday America! I'm Proud to be an American!
That was AMAZING!
Great job Ivan!
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My favorite version of this song!
Mine too. God bless Ivan.
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Agreed
God blessed mexico too... We are recovering our stolen lands! Thanks god
Ivan Park me remenber the people mexican. But He this is american.😂
I would like the copyright for God Bless the USA. My first husband, Ivan C. Parker and I wrote the song on the 4th of July in 1983. I was a flight attendant with American Airlines and flew from Los Angeles to Washington DC downtown airport. Ivan flew into that airport from New York. He and his seatmate were the only survivors from that flight, which crashed about half a mile short of the runway. (The airport was closed for several years after that accident). Ivan C. Parker performed the song God Bless the USA the following day at a concert in northern Virginia. His seatmate was present at that concert. The line about Detroit to Houston: I went through flight attendant training during January and February in Detroit. My first flight out of flight attendant training was from Detroit to Houston. Ivan and our son Stephen were on that flight!
Incredible performance. He sang with everything-whole body, whole heart.
Amazing. Fantastic. God Bless the USA.
Beautiful version. Oh I have chills
I'm Afraid God Is Gonna
Show His Judgement Soon
To 🇺🇲The United States🇺🇸
After All
Everyone Has Taken Him For Granted Every Day.
Ever since I was small kid,me and my late father used to listen Gaither Homecoming..But a few years later I lost my dad the only thing that remind me from him is the Gaither group🥺😭😭😭..
Thank you Sir,Bill Gaither for sharing it's so emotional that I the hear song and thinking about my Dad...😭😭😭I from Fiji Island,vinaka.
Somebody better keep America America. Thanks Gaither for the reminder. There are those who would love to take it as we know even here. We are supposed to be one on 'America' if we stand on this land. Either stand on your own earned land fine or stand with the rest as a community. Just don't stand against. That is a boundary
Happy Memorial Day 2021! 🇺🇲❤
YOU GOT IT IVAN FAVORITE VERSION
I'm proud to be American
god bless usa and we should dame proud to American
Mabuhay gaither Vocal band, mabuhay ang America, the modern day promised land.. GOD bless the USA!!! More power to Mr. Ivan Parker. GOD bless you guys...
The glory haleluyah...amin
Beautiful voice
Watching this on TBN. Amazing.
I loved your voice God Bless
Chaplain Debbie here; Love You Lord and Love America ⭐
IM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
Best version EVER!!!💞
he is so good
I'm. Proud. To. Be. A. American
Doesn't this song get people thinking? My question is where are all the true american patriots? What has happened to the pride and love in our country? There are people that are literally wiping their butts with the American flag, burning it, and tearing it... Billions of lives were lost protecting the rights of these idiots to act like fools. American blood that's been spilled on our soil and other country's... have these men and women died in vain? Have we forgotten them? What would our founding fathers say or do? Would they be proud? or would they be furious? Are they rolling over in their graves...? What happened to the America I read about in the textbooks? What happened to the "sleeping giant"? Are we too far gone? Or maybe that sleeping giant needs to be woken up! I'm talking to you my fellow patriots... it's time we stand up and say once again "I am proud to be an American!" This is the Unites States of America not Italy, Mexico, Canada, Russia, Britain, ect... Wake up! Please wake up! We need to reunite! We need to fight for country, for our rights! The Pledge of Allegiance has been an "offensive message" since I was in the third grade. What's wrong with this picture? Saying "Merry Christmas" is offensive! The confederate flag is "offensive" now the Gadsden flag! Come on it doesn't take 20/20 vision to see this. Please Americans... in the name of Jesus Christ wake up... If this is a test from the almighty above, I'm ready are you? Can we stick together? If you're with me reply with an "Amen". This once beautiful country needs you. Be the America i grew up reading in the texts books. God Bless you all.
The Confederate Flag was about dividing the country so kudos to everything you said except for that.
My Gmail Personal Choices I'm proud of my ancestors who died fighting for this country in the Revolution. I'm also proud of my ancestors who fought and died for that flag at Iwo Jima and at Normandy in World War II. And I'm damn proud of my ancestors who died for that Confederate Flag at the Battle of Franklin and at the Battle of Murfreesboro. You can take your attitude toward the Confederate Flag and shove it.
My Gmail Personal Choices no it wasn't. States have the RIGHT to secede from the government at any time they choose to do so. That was one of the most patriotic things America has ever done. God bless all who have fought and died for this country and their beliefs.
LoL Lol Amen. To hell with anyone who disagrees.
Amen!
USA is a model country! By my point of view.
Amen!
god bless ivan n mi father
God good morning love Jesus my friend king be with him l am going home one day Amen best song beautiful
Amen
Damn Ivan! What a voice! 👍
amen
Fantastic voice, brilliant choir arrangement, great choir. And everything that laicism is not :)
One of the World best songs
God Bless the USA AMiin🙏👏👏💟💟💟👍
Me and my mom both love the gaithers and I was wondering if y'all (the gaithers) could send me a free CD of this and the other American soundtracks to 102 sequoia circle tupelo,ms and send it to Jordan Loden please and thank you.
+bcw0813 I have a CD
Jordan Loden tupelo!!! Me too
What a beautiful voice he has!
Please pray for complete healing for Ivan’s throat. June 2019
Seems like you think Ivan's throat is not as good as it once was. Please don't compare his recent performance to a performance 15 years ago. Ivan is still blessing those who come to his programs with the holy spirit and sincere love of the people. God is still honored every time he sings.
I alaways be proud to be american
To my mom. Who died from complications from this evil virus
Thank you to my dad you fought in Korea. Thank you dad. To my Lord thank you to my LORD You are and forever will be my savior. One day we will be togethrer again GOd Bless A merica Let freedom ring for all.
July 4th 2022
Who would ever give this a thumbs down?
God bless America now we have a ture leader Donald J Trump
we so proud to be Amerincan Cizen
I am proud be an Indian
Where I least I know i'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave their right to me
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend herself today
Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the India
Jai Hind Jai Bharat
you're free unless you happen to transport cattle
God blessed mexico too! We are recovering our stolen lands!
God bless Mexico 🇲🇽! But this song is about the USA 🇺🇸
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Remember the "A" is silent, its just,"MURICA"
I thought pride was a sin
A fantastic song with a disgusting tone of nationalism and historical hypocrisy, but man, this guy is an amazingly pro singer. Great performance.
Tony Stark It has nothing to do with it being American. I think we Europeans have a different historical experience with nationalism than you do. We have seen what it ends with, especially when used as a political ploy to ensnare the angry or dissatisfied segments of an electorate.. Seeing nationalism rear its ugly head across the planet for this very purpose, as is the case from USA to Russia to China, across Europe and in the middle east, should make anyone pause. It is a very serious matter.
@NPC #6822125 nothing is wrong with American Nationalism
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