In a message dated 1/19/2004 5:02:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
Who said we don't like the "Star Spangled Banner"?  I'm one of the few people who actually salutes when it's played, let alone choke up!  Mr. Sensitive, indeed!
Pam,
 
I didn't say (or mean to imply) that you (or anybody else) like or don't like the Star Spangled Banner.  I was merely commenting on my emotional reaction [which, however, does not qualify as a feeling] to hearing it.
 
As for saluting when it's played, I trust you only do so when in uniform; otherwise, it is my understanding that saluting is improper.
 
Ralph