Proud to be an American, by Tara Ross

Proud to be an American, by Tara Ross

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Medal of Honor Monday: Kenny Kays
A conscientious objector turned hero.
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Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 19 & 20)
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Sep 20 • 
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Presidential Trivia (Sept. 19 & 20)
Answers will be posted tomorrow.
Sep 19 • 
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TDIH: George Washington's Farewell Address
Washington had written many goodbyes to the American people, but he surely knew that this would be his last.
Sep 19 • 
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TDIH: "The Man Who Fell from Space”
Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger made a stratospheric jump from more than 100,000 feet in the air.
Sep 18 • 
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TDIH: Happy Constitution Day!
Benjamin Franklin would say that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had created “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
Sep 17 • 
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TDIH: Paul Revere of the Mohawk Valley
Unlike Paul Revere, he didn't have a horse. Instead he ran on foot!
Sep 16 • 
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Medal of Honor Monday: Michael Joseph Daly
“I did the best I could to try and help the company, protect them. . . . I just got out in front, and I got very lucky ‘cause they didn’t stop me."
Sep 15 • 
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Presidential Trivia Answers (Sept. 12 & 13)
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Sep 13 • 
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Presidential Trivia (Sept. 12 & 13)
Answers will be posted tomorrow!
Sep 12 • 
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TDIH: Thomas Paine on Freedom
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it."
Sep 12 • 
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TDIH: Mariners turned heroes on 9-11
No one had ever game-planned a massive water evacuation of Manhattan, yet now one was needed. The Coast Guard put out a call for help.
Sep 11 • 
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