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hairy_apple · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject: Happy birthday America

Happy 4th everyone! Go eat hot dogs and drink beer and blow stuff up but don't forget why you can.

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jeremyshaw · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

Hee Hee, you forgot Alaska and Hawai'i.

Happy birthday!

CAG_Talon_X13 · God of Gear Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 943

Amen. I allways try to share this with people on the 4th:

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who
signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another
had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation
owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the
Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty
would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his
ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his
home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was
forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the
Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His
possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr, noted that the
British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his
headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to
open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy
jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill
were
laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves,
returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A
few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.

Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution.
These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were
soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but
they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering,
they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance
on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to
each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."

They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history
books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary
War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that
time and we fought our own government!

Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they
paid.
Remember: freedom is never free! It's time we get the word out that
patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than
beer, picnics, and baseball games.
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Rcas · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject:

on the above post: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp

mix of fact and fiction. Interesting read
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medic23 · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 5:01 am Post subject:

happy 4th guys
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Sully · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

America FUCK YEAH!!

But seriously happy fourth guys specially you couple of deployed folks. Stay safe.
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Erin · Site Admin Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 859

Vince, Richard, Zach-Thank you for your service guys.

Zach, come home safe Soldier!

Everyone else, have a great day and a fun night. Now go join the NRA!
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Axe · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject:

Happy birthday to America and a thank you to those that made it great.
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Editor · I bookmark this website Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 367

GREAT read again... as always. Regardless of how (in)accurate the article is, one is reminded of a portion of the sacrifices made in order to have the liberty that we have today.

Happy Independence Day to all and huge Thank You's to all service men past and present. ...and to anyone else who has done even the smallest of tasks to defend or secure liberty for another!

michaeld · Old Timer Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 5604 Location: Sacto

I waltzed around dressed as a tranny.
I am not proud.

Happy 4th Peeps!