They were naturally resistant to the cold, and their night vision was vastly improved over that of others, and as for ice, they could slide right along, ever upright.
They'd marched barefoot into Valley Forge ~ and they could have marched back up the way just as barefoot.
Their brothers, cousins, fathers and sons had fought bravely in the Flying Geese to protect Washington and his Army as they retreated from New York.
They never surrendered.
Oh my gosh, this was so beautiful. So beautiful. If we can do no other in their honor, at the least we can never surrender.
You said it so much better than me. Brevity is brilliance in this case. Thank you so much.
"The only thing holding us back right now is intimidation over the giants we face. They are not bigger than we are if we stand together." ~ butterdezillion (FReeper)
Wild Geese ~ not “Flying Geese’.