Patriotic Movies

With the Fourth of July just around the corner, I was thinking of what can put us in the mood for the holiday beside barbecues and fireworks--movies!  After spending time outside in the heat, try cooling off inside with one of these patriotic picks (which can be checked out from our library, of course):

• American Sniper  A Navy SEAL is one of the nation's best snipers in history, saving countless lives while doing four tours of duty.
• Apollo 13  When something goes wrong on a mission to the moon, NASA has to find a way to bring three astronauts safely home.
• Born on the Fourth of July  A marine accidentally kills a fellow soldier and becomes paralyzed during his second tour of duty in Vietnam.
• John Adams  Depicts the life of the Founding Father and second president.
• The Patriot  A peaceful South Carolina farmer turns patriot and fights the British in the American Revolution.
• Patton  Focuses on the American general, George S. Patton, during World War II.
• Pearl Harbor  Presents the Japanese attack on the American naval base in Hawaii and how it impacts the lives of those involved.
• Saving Private Ryan  After D-Day, a small band of soldiers searches for an army private who lost three soldiers during the course of the war.
• Top Gun  Elite fighter pilots push each other to be the best at the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School.
• Unbroken  An Olympic athlete joins the military during World War II, survives a plane crash in the Pacific, is stranded on a raft for 47 days, and is captured by the Japanese who send him to a POW camp.

Enjoy one of these good movies or whatever it is you're doing this Fourth of July!

Wishing you a happy, fun, and safe holiday from the perch.