[alexander_busek]

While, I never thought about the Revolution in that light before, I have often thought of the pioneers, the great depression, the two world wars, the trail of tears in that regard. We have a rich heritage of people leaving their comfort zone for the new world, and TEOTWA they knew it.

If you're going to mention the infamous "Trail of Tears," you might as well also add the "Bataan Death March" to your list.

Regards,

[Marcella]

“If you’re going to mention the infamous “Trail of Tears,””

Both greeneyes and I had ancestors in the Trail of Tears and we spoke of that very recently.

[greeneyes]

Duly noted, the list was not supposed to be all inclusive. One of my husband’s ancestors was a missionary to the Indians, and married a full blood Indian Squaw. They both made the trip on the tail of tears. Hence this is not just some infamous trip to me.

I have the utmost admiration for the men and women of this country and for those who have served in the military. My only point was that we are of strong stuff, and our ancestors have succesfully faced awesome changes and hardships.