Thank you, Skipper.
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.
"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 of what happened in the Revolutionary War.
We didn't just fight 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.....we shouldn't.
So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots...
Thank you Founding Fathers
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A Charlie Daniels Triple Play!
Hope all my friends at the Canteen have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July!
God bless all of our veterans, and those still serving our country, on this special day.
I just got off watch a few minutes ago, still got another to do tomorrow, but I just wanted to take the time to drop in and wish y'all well. Hope y'all have a great day and your fireworks all go off!
*HUGS*
Thanks for posting the thread and for everything you do.
GOD BLESS YOU!
Thanks to all who have ever served anywhere anytime so that we may have this day.
Happy Fourth of July!!!
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Good morning, Tonk! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!
Today's FEEBLE
I just don't get it.....I keep drinking alot of beer, but I STILL don't have those six-pack abs!
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on July 04:
1546 Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)
1715 Christian Gellert Saxony, poet, novelist (Fables & Tales)
1753 Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard 1st balloon flights in England, US
1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne Mass, author (House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter)
1807 Giuseppe Garibaldi unified Italy
1826 - Green Clay Smith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1828 James Johnston Pettigrew, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1826 Stephen Foster Lawrenceville, Pa, composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River)
1847 James Anthony Bailey Detroit, circus impresario (Barnum & Bailey)
1867 Stephen Mather organized US National Park Service
1872 Calvin Coolidge, [Silent Cal], Plymouth Vt, (R) 30th pres (1923-29)
1875 Giovanni & Giacomo Tocci Italy, siamese twins
1878 George M Cohan entertainer, A Yankee Doodle
1883 Rube Goldberg who made the easy outrageously difficult
1885 Louis B Mayer Minsk Russia, motion-picture executive (MGM)
1898 Johnny Lee Missouri, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy)
1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong New Orleans LA, jazz musician (Hello Dolly)
1902 George Murphy New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-Calif)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade)
1902 Meyer Lansky mobster (Started numbers)
1905 Lionel Trilling author (1969 Poses Award, Liberal Imagination)
1910 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/Blues pianist
1911 Mitch Miller Rochester NY, sing along with Mitch (Yellow Rose of Tx)
1916 Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri D'Aquino" WW II propogandist
1918 Abigail Van Buren twin sister, advice columnist
1918 Ann Landers twin sister, advice columnist
1918 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV king of Tonga (1965- )
1920 Leona Helmsley (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire (Starts with B rhymes with rich)
1924 Eva Marie Saint Newark NJ, actress (On the Waterfront)
1926 Mary Stuart Miami Fla, actress (Jo-Search for Tomorrow)
1927 Gina Lollobrigida Subiaco Italy, actress (Trapeze, Falcon Crest)
1927 Neil Simon playwright (Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues)
1928 Stephen Boyd actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur)
1929 Al Davis Brocton Mass, NFL team owner (LA Raiders)
1930 George Steinbrenner NY Yankees owner/ship builder/horse owner
1938 Bill Withers WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me)
1943 Al "Blind Owl" Wilson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat)
1946 Michael Milken LA Calif, partner (Intl Capital Access Group)
1946 Ron Kovic disabled vietnam vet (Born on 4th of July)
1955 John Waite singer (Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not)
Chicagoland Weather
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| Sunrise | 5:21 AM (CDT) |
| Sunset | 8:33 PM (CDT) |
| Hrs. of Daylight | 15 Hrs., 12 Mins |
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