A must see moving preview of "The Color Bearers"
60 minute documentary
about patriotism. (Below the video is more information on "The
Color Bearers" that was produced by John Foley and Steve Newbert ... Copyright 2008.)
The Color Bearers is an
enlightening, entertaining look at American Patriotism's evolution from
1776 to the present day as embodied by its iconic symbol the American
Flag.
While the film explores the familiar themes in that great American Story
– Betsy Ross, Francis Scott Key, the flag planted atop Iwo Jima – it
also explores lesser known but no less deserving subjects such as Mary
Pickersgill, maker of the Star Spangled Banner that flew over Ft McHenry
and inspired the Star Spangled Banner – Sgt William H Carney, the first
African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallant
bravery and defense of the flag with the 54th Massachusetts at Fort
Wagner, and who later inspired the film “Glory”.
Alongside these heroes of America's past, the program features modern
day patriots – common Americans doing uncommon things to honor their
flag and their country – such as NY Artist Scott LoBaido who traveled
the United States painting one large American Flag mural on one rooftop
in each of the fifty states. This he did with no corporate sponsorship,
and as he put it –“I'll get back to New York with about a hundred bucks
left to my life.”
We meet a descendent of Sgt William Carney – and also the descendents of
two other Civil War Flag-bearing heroes – and hear how the bravery of
their gallant ancestors has affected and helped shape their lives today.
The program enjoys the participation, guidance and enthusiastic support
of military veterans, museums, college professors, authors, artists, and
many other organizations.
