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Originally posted by Mr. Pockets
Larry, I know it was some time ago, but do you remember what inspired this story? The author says 'They will come out of this thing with their flag high.' Any idea what he might have been referring to?
Thanks.
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Nick,
I know you asked Larry, but, Mr. Sinclair was referring to the US having to pull out of the Vietnam war. At the time, we were being lambasted by everyone for getting involved in the first place. This is from Mr. Sinclair's bio -- He died in 1984:
"Gordon Sinclair's greatest achievement was his CFRB LET'S BE PERSONAL broadcast of June 5, 1973 - a broadcast which echoed around the world and which history will record as one of the most respected tributes from Canada to the people of the United States of America.
The United States had just pulled out of the Vietnam War which ended in a stalemate - a war fought daily on TV, over radio and in the press. The war had divided the American people, and at home and abroad it seemed everyone was lambasting the United States. Outraged by what he saw and heard that morning, in his noon-hour broadcast Sinclair rose to the defense of the American people- and his voice was heard around the world - and as no Canadian had before - or since. For weeks afterwards, his words were repeated over and over again from thousands of radio stations - were read into the U. S. Congressional Records several times and, at the insistence of the American people, recorded for their keeping for posterity."
If you'd like to listen to Mr. Sinclair's actual reading, and you have the realplayer plug-in, you can go here.
http://www.rcc.ryerson.ca/schools/rt...e/am_text.html