Joe wrote:

"Wolfie" wrote in message ...

Bart Senior wrote:

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...


Wrong, Bart is correct.

Joe

Rubbish! By 1730 the Royal Navy (British that is) routinely fired 21 gun salutes for certain anniversaries.

Cheers
Marty

Bobsprit wrote:

Flying her upside down is a sign of distress.

Or just Horvath trying to hoist a flag...and getting it wrong.

If Horvath's on your boat you have every reason to fly the flag upside
down.

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Joe wrote:
"Wolfie" wrote in message
...
Bart Senior wrote:
The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...

Wrong, Bart is correct.

Argue with the Army's Center for Military History and the
Navy's Naval Historical Center:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/salute.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq40-1.htm

Martin Baxter wrote:
Joe wrote:
"Wolfie" wrote
Bart Senior wrote:

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...

Wrong, Bart is correct.

Rubbish! By 1730 the Royal Navy (British that is) routinely fired 21 gun salutes for certain anniversaries.

Rubbish is certainly right. http://www.snopes.com/military/21gun.htm

The 21 gun salute is not of American origin and predates the American
Revolution. The 1776 thing is just a coincidence, no matter what
misinformation might have been dumped in you email inbox by clueless
people who middlessly forward everything they get without checking to
see if it's true or even plausible.

BONUS QUESTION: What's the proper way to dispose of a flag that has
become old and worn out?

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There are a bunch of references to the 21-gun salute being due to the
sum of the digits 1776, I can see where Bart got this info.

However they just don't look quite deeply enough into the matter. For
one thing, the 21-gun salute was not standard in the U.S. military until
about 50 years later... and none of the other countries using the 21-gun
salute have any reason whatever to honor the year 1776.

Wolfie wrote:
Argue with the Army's Center for Military History and the
Navy's Naval Historical Center:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/salute.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq40-1.htm


I found this a rather interesting discussion too. Maybe we can lure some
of these guys to participate here on A.S.A.?

http://www.regiments.org/wombats/classics/21gun.txt

Fresh Breezes- Doug 'And Keep Your Powder Dry' King

Horass is clear distressed... hoist that fag Horass, I mean flag.

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"Horvath" wrote in message
news
On 25 Jun 2004 03:53:55 GMT, (Boobsprit) wrote this
crap:

Flying her upside down is a sign of distress.


Or just Horvath trying to hoist a flag...and getting it wrong.

**** you! asshole! I've never hoisted a flag wrong, or folded it
wrong, you anti-American scummy piece of ****.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

He has a mama? No way!?

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
you anti-American scummy piece of ****.


Your mama!!!

Bwahahahahahaha!

RB

I believe you're supposed to bury it... burning can't be right, since
those assholes in Congress tried but failed to outlaw it.

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"Walt" wrote in message
...
Martin Baxter wrote:
Joe wrote:
"Wolfie" wrote
Bart Senior wrote:

The 21-gun salute comes from summing of the digits in the
year 1776.

Salutes of 21 guns for national leaders predate 1776 and
the American Revolution...

Wrong, Bart is correct.

Rubbish! By 1730 the Royal Navy (British that is) routinely fired 21 gun
salutes for certain anniversaries.

Rubbish is certainly right. http://www.snopes.com/military/21gun.htm

The 21 gun salute is not of American origin and predates the American
Revolution. The 1776 thing is just a coincidence, no matter what
misinformation might have been dumped in you email inbox by clueless
people who middlessly forward everything they get without checking to
see if it's true or even plausible.

BONUS QUESTION: What's the proper way to dispose of a flag that has
become old and worn out?

--
//-Walt
//
// http://cagle.slate.msn.com/working/040514/matson.gif

He has a mama? No way!?


It's what he calls his man-servant. He calls his sister "daddy."

RB

I would think the reason for our 21 gun salute is whatever
we, as a nation, decide it is.


DSK wrote
There are a bunch of references to the 21-gun salute being due to the
sum of the digits 1776, I can see where Bart got this info.

However they just don't look quite deeply enough into the matter. For
one thing, the 21-gun salute was not standard in the U.S. military until
about 50 years later... and none of the other countries using the 21-gun
salute have any reason whatever to honor the year 1776.

Wolfie wrote:
Argue with the Army's Center for Military History and the
Navy's Naval Historical Center:

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/salute.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq40-1.htm


I found this a rather interesting discussion too. Maybe we can lure some
of these guys to participate here on A.S.A.?

http://www.regiments.org/wombats/classics/21gun.txt

Fresh Breezes- Doug 'And Keep Your Powder Dry' King