Robert Merrill and the U.S. Airforce Band sing the songs that will make you stand up and cheer for America. Originally aired as a PBS-TV fund raising special.

After the American Revolution, George Washington's victorious field force quickly disbanded, and the military establishment in the Colonies fell prey to political and philosophical differences in the new country. Even after the creation of the United States, some years later, the young nation's fighting force remained small and relatively insignificant, often struggling for its very existence. In fact, the United States Army, from its origins in the...