I get almost tears welling up in my eyes when I hear the anthem. I also get that way when i hear Lee Greenwoods, Proud to be an American and the Marines Hymn that is from Boot Camp in the US Marine Corps, those tunes were drilled into our heads and was played at graduation. I always seem to drift away and think of all the people i know and the people that came before me that fought for my country, and my way of life.