Very cool. My 5th Great Grandfather Francis B. Way is a DAR Patriot. Besides signing a pledge to support the colonists against the monarchy, he served as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of the Dutchess County (New York) Militia. There were several other members of the Way family who signed the same pledge, and served in the same unit.
John was always just playing Wayne and that was all that was necessary. Thank John Ford for making him the icon he became.
I’m thinking of a young man I know today. Fearful but saddling up anyway.