Jay and all,
Thank you Jay for reminding us all with this post and how important
our INDEPENDENCE is! As Thomas Jefferson said, "The tree of
liberty is watered with the blood of it's patriots."
Many of us, myself included, know oh to well that that INDEPENDENCE
and LIBERTY is never completely free or really paid, sometimes we
must fight and some may die in order to keep that INDEPENDENCE
and LIBERTY. I have seen many fall and pay the ultimate price
for others to enjoy and have it....
Jay Fenello wrote:
> Happy Fourth Everyone!
>
> >From the POLITECH list:
>
> >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. They had security, but they
> >valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they
> >pledged: "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. It's not much to ask for the
> >price they paid . . .
> >
> >LET'S ALL REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM IS "NEVER FREE"!!!!
> >
> >Author unknown.
> >
> >**********
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Jay Fenello
> President, Iperdome, Inc. 404-943-0524
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