The Lee Greenwood song gained currency before the Gulf War, in fact before Panama (which seems to be forgotten). I first heard it in 1989 at a conference in St Louis: it cloyed even then ... especially when promoted by some guy who hadn't served a day in his life.
I thought Bette Middler's song, "From a Distance," was another Gulf Conflict sappy song too but I guess better than Charlie Daniels attempt at a comeback and jingoistic country song about Saddam (pronounced to sound like "Satan").
The military still plays the National Anthem before every movie ... Still living in the 50s ...
Cheers,
Brian