Good read and thanksgiving. Lest we forget our solders.
--- On Sat, 7/4/09, Rich Pruett <busted_knuck...@comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Rich Pruett <busted_knuck...@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Happy 4TH
> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
> Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 9:19 AM
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> {margin:0;}Hope
> all of you have a very safe and enjoyable holiday.
>
>
> The 4TH Of July...
>
>
> 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. Some of us take these
> liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
>
>
> So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July
> holiday and silently thank these patriots.
>
>
> It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
>
>
> Remember: freedom is never free!
>
>
> I hope you will show your support by sending this to as
> many people as you can, please. It's time we get
> the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of
> July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball.
>
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> If the women don't find you handsome, they should at
> least find you handy.
>
> Red Green
>
