On July 2, drops a new season of Untold: Patriots Revealed with Pete Hegseth. As the title implies, these are the stories of American patriots that most of us never knew about. People like Margaret Corbin, or Captain Molly, as she’s known to history. During her lifetime, her wartime triumphs were celebrated nationally and even applauded by General Washington. But some of her feats remained a family secret for more than 200 years.
Park’D now in Season Five brings you down south with some unforgettable views of our nation’s national parks. From the mighty Grand Canyon or Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park to the tranquil beauty of Biscayne National Park in Florida, Abby Hornacek explores the rich history of our nation’s preserves.
American country music singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood wrote God Bless the U.S.A. in 1983. The song has become America’s second National Anthem. What most people don’t know is that Greenwood has traveled the globe performing for our servicemen and women. He has a new special airing on July 11 called Proud to Be An American that I’m going to watch for sure.
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I don’t know about you, but our Independence Day always invokes in me great feelings of patriotism and gratitude for my country. A country that took in my ancestors from Sicily and Ireland, which were two of the poorest places on earth just before the turn of the century when my mother’s side of the family came here. America wasn’t a wealthy country then either, but they still came anyway because America held out the promise of a new start under a new system of government that protected the rights of individuals under a capitalist system that rewarded hard work. In a generation they were successful financially, living better than they ever dreamed of living in their home countries. I grew up listening to my grandparents who were first-generation Americans telling me that this country and the freedoms it protected should never be taken for granted because such freedoms in the world were rare.
A July 2 Independence Day?
You may have noticed above that John Adams referenced July 2 as Independence Day, this is because the Continental Congress voted for Independence in Philadelphia on July 2. The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4, while the actual signing of the document was on August 2. Independence was a big thing to Revolutionaries like Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin. They knew breaking away from Great Brittain would not be easy or without bloodshed. They knew King George would send the army and navy to retain his colonies and colonists. Those colonists had been on the North American continent for so long that they no longer identified with the culture of Great Britain; in fact, they were mocked and scorned as “provincials” in England. They were the “Yankee Doodles” as the song popular in London’s sophisticated circles said.
As the American colonists grew further and further apart from a uniquely British identity they created something entirely new for themselves, an American identity. A sense of nation and being a new People and culture in a new country. And here we are today, the richest, most powerful nation the world has ever known.
And Happy Independence Day from all of us here at SOFREP.
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