Stadium of Fire

Stadium Of Fire

The American Freedom Festival at Provo 2010

Featuring:

The Osmond's 2nd generation (pop group)

The 5 browns (pianists siblings)

Jenny Oaks Baker (violinist)

Eric Dodge (country singer)

and

CARRIE UNDERWOOD!

I wasn't familiar with the others, but Carrie was all I was really there for.

Let me explain how we were able to score such great tickets...

Jordan works at a sales company called APX Alarms. He works in the corporate office in the city licensing department. Every week they play games such as billiards and air hockey and gets free gourmet lunches every day. They play basketball, volleyball and are always giving away t-shirts and apparel. He gets yummy treats all the time and gets to join in special activities like mini golf as moral boosters for the employees of APX Alarms. Crappy Job....right!

As part of the moral boosting every year the owners buy the managers tickets to this Stadium of Fire, but for whatever reason Jordan's manager doesn't use his tickets and has given his tickets to Jordan the past two years. And APX doesn't go cheap on seating at the stadium of fire. We were on the field of the BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium, 18th row back a slightly to the left side. AMAZING! Thank you APX!

Big Choir

They had Lou Diamond Phillips as the MC This year marks the 1ooth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. That night they had the largest Centennial eagle Court of honor in BSA history. They had 261 young men on the stage with their mothers awarded the eagle scout rank, the highest in boy scouting. As the young men were awarded on stage, they had all the eagle scouts in attendance that night stand and be seen while holding a full coverage page image in the program of the eagle medal.

Jordan got to be a part of that, very cool. I truly think that he has gained a lot of his morals, ethics and values from becoming an eagle scout.

The oldest eagle scout in America, 92 years of age

I'm sorry for the out of sequence pictures, but one of my favorite parts of the night is the honoring of the United States Military. As far as I know all generations down to my father and Grandfathers served in the military in some form. My grand father on my Dad's side was a flight engineer in the Navy, and my Dad was a missile systems repairman on AH1 attack helicopters in the army. (mouthful) My grandfather on my mom's side was in the Navy as a sheet metal repairman on planes; and also was one of many generations on his side.

I can't say that I experienced the life of living and traveling from base to base as a military "brat" throughout the US, but I can sure feel and express my gratitude for my freedom. Not only did my father and mother make sure that I would have a life of choices and opportunity, but I'm extremely grateful for my heritage who fought for us to have a free land to live on!

Right before the Eagle scouts court of honor they had 4 Hill Air Force Base 388th Fighter Wings flyover the stadium. As the fighter flew over they have one of the pilots video casts to us a message saluting the armed forces in the audience. Inspiring!

Carrie Underwood sang the national anthem

I didn't bother posting pictures of the other groups and performers. Carrie is beautiful and I have loved all her hit singles and sound tracks. She is at the top of my list with Rascal Flats and Sugarland.

Here are a few videos I took on my camera. I'm sorry for my singing and the sound, but I think you'll get the gist of how awesome!