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    Lee Greenwood discusses his song 'God Bless The USA'

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Hi guys I'm Ainsley Earhardt and here's your -- splash a live performance.

Memorial Day and some.

Lee Greenwood god bless the USA even beating out the star spangled banner is one of the most recognize patriotic songs.

He joined us this Memorial Day to talk about how even though the song was written.

Back in the eighties it's still a song that rings true today.

Yes we saying.

-- USA at Yankee Stadium for the farmers don't want wanna get a bit.

-- -- the world at Carnegie Hall.

And a very moving events no matter where -- it it's kind of uplifting in uniting and that's why I wrote the song.

And next year makes thirty years and several when you wrote it did you realize the impact that it would have it still gives us ourselves -- -- You know we've been listening to it for years but nobody does not have a studio said it recorded it.

Until you get on stage and -- the fans go yes or no but you receive a little bit different than ever every other song that I've ever recorded or -- and they kind of had an impact of the audience.

He's also the author of this brand new book does god still bless the USA a -- for a better America.

And to Vietnam -- separated by 500 miles and 42 years reconnect.

Thanks to a chance sagging in the magazine and Jim Daly decided to place an ad announcing a reunion for the second brigade eighth infantry.

Gerry Adams stumbled across it and realize Daly was the man who saved his life during the war.

What do you tell a man who saved your life 42 years ago and license to I think actually what continue to -- 42 years and -- and Gigi Jordan anyhow ammunition were like Brothers and should we regret the error I could blow my mind.

And just -- mail order.

There's two men say they will never forget this weekend this Memorial Day.

And that's you are warning fox flash I'm Ainsley -- start your day off right with the morning dose of FOX & Friends.

6 AM eastern time right here on the Fox News Channel have a -- one.