America All true Americans really embrace this expression in our National Anthem. “Land of the free, and home of the brave.” That is the true essence of the founding of this great nation. The brave made it free! But I have to admit that toward the end of my life I am seeing a different […]
Freedom and liberty “Give me liberty or give me death.” No middle ground in this statement. This is attributed to Patrick Henry when he addressed the 2nd Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775. Henry was credited with having swung the balance in convincing the convention to pass a resolution delivering Virginian troops for the revolutionary […]
WW II Freedom…is never free. You have heard that many times. Maybe it has become such an oft-spoken phrase, especially at times of memorials, that it has become a cliché. Unless you have been directly impacted by circumstances that really hit close to home, this is a flippant comment. But I am 81, and I […]