MCDC President: Carmen Mercer
Freedom is never Free!
My Fellow Americans and Greatest Patriots,
On July 4, 1972 I celebrated my first Independence day in the United States,.
On July 4, 1976 I celebrated Independence day with my husband, I had just married in the previous year.
On July 3rd, 1999 I became a proud Citizen of the United States of America!
THE NEXT DAY I CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAY AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN!
It was an immense feeling of pride, joy and humbleness that I felt that day.
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 my world was shattered when I watched on television what was happening to my country!
Shortly thereafter, I met Chris Simcox and my life has not been the same.
Tomorrow we will be celebrating another Independence Day in the year 2009.
Our country is in turmoil; we have reached a 26-year high in unemployment. I am feeling the impact all around me. In my own business I listen to the despair of my employees and it very much sounds like mine.
Yet, I know that we must prevail.
In Arizona and all over the Nation, families will come together and celebrate our nations independence.
Our troops are fighting so that we can keep our independence! We owe them our full support!
Our government is leaving us, the American Citizen at a loss. We do not want this country destroyed. What will we leave behind for our grand children?
Now that the Democrats have the majority of the vote we will often hear from our Republican elected Officials: "We don't have the votes..." Folks, this is the wrong attitude. It should be: "We have the duty to fight!" Now more then ever!
On July 4, 1776, America claimed its independence from Britain when the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
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 forest and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your Independence Day 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 games.
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 games.
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS who brings us on a daily basis the reports from Mexico and South America are informing us about the latest:
Anonymous You Tube videos expose corruption within Mexico's National Immigration Agency and Federal Police.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wordpress/m3report/~3/8eAVCeUyYGE
Sincerely,
Carmen Mercer
President
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
