God Bless the USA
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"God Bless the USA" is an American patriotic song written by country musician Lee Greenwood. Its lyrics, written in the 1980s, are still under copyright. It reached number seven on the country charts when originally released in 1984, but the song was first widely heard during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991, as a way of boosting morale.
The popularity of the song has risen sharply since the events of September 11, 2001 and during the Iraq War of 2003. The song could often be heard on the radio after those events, and versions of the song are widely distributed online. There were other places playing the song, and several versions with quotes from President George W. Bush have appeared online.