Posted on 07/05/2020 1:38:34 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Saturday at the White House, where he announced the first round of historical figures to be included in the National Garden of American Heroes.
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I don’t know...but I would assume without knowing that this is sort of like the Medal of Freedom.
And I think that’s for the best, personally.
Josiah Willard Gibbs
It’d be amazing to unveil Babe and Hank on the same day. Wouldn’t that be beautiful?!
Irving Berlin, a Russian Jew who loved America and celebrated in his works.
love that
also Gershwin!
Cole Porter?
Scott Joplin!
Definitely! Just for writing “God Bless America” he should be included.
“”Rick Rescorla””
YES - and John O’Neill - “The Man Who Warned America” - Two real heroes.
“”America’s number one counter-terrorist, John O’Neill, who was the first FBI official to warn of the mounting threat of Islamic radical terrorism against America as he chased Usama bin Laden and Al Qaeda around the globe, and right up until his death, tragically and ironically, on 9/11 in the attack on the World Trade Center.””
“Do not use the sculptor who did the MLK one in DC”
That thought jumped into my mind too!
Jim Thorpe for sure. Too many have forgotten him. Probably the greatest athlete of all time.
Frank Sinatra, Lou Gehrig, John Wayne
ANYONE but Bill Gates!
Yes - to all three!!
Dude. Not an American. He was a Nazi rocket wizard who definitely helped the space program.
A brilliant Austrian physicist.
The Wright Brothers.
Sounds good to me - you did just fine!
Squanto should also be on the list of Native Americans to be memorialized.
I think they are actually on Trump’s list :)
But yes, spot on!
I can here the complaints - not enough DIVERSITY - too many WHITES.. Certainly in the short list that the president mentioned...
John Paul Jones definitely belongs there. Those other names don't ring a bell.
Edwin Hubble.
Neil Armstrong.
William Carrier.
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