tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post6197539281675494847..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: The Fourth and FranceMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-73817439434284491272010-07-04T14:28:31.891-04:002010-07-04T14:28:31.891-04:00For the record "God save the Queen" has ...For the record "God save the Queen" has status as an anthem in Canada is that of a royal salute on the same level as the U.S. salute "Hail to the Chief." "Oh Canada" is our national anthem. <br /><br />And on that note I wish you all a happy Independence day. I can tell you I miss the days when we used to take the shot drive to the U.S. Air Fore Base near Plattsburgh for the fireworks on the Fourth. There were sometimes as many good French-Canadians there waving Stars-and-Stripes as there were Yanks.<br /><br />It was no doubt the biggest firework display of the season one could see. I'd often wonder if there was any other place in the world where the citizens of one country made a point of celebrating the national day of another country, and were made as welcome doing so.DV8 2XLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595060432772287143noreply@blogger.com