American Revolution
through Post-Vietnam Eyes |
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April 19th, 1775
The
City of Lexington
Fell to British troops
Better give
up
Kiss George's boots
June 16th, 1775
Breed's Hill
Fell to British
troops
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
December 31st, 1775
Battle of Quebec
Montgomery and Arnold fell
Better
give up
Kiss George's boots
August 24th, 1776
Long
Island, New York
Washington Retreats
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
November 17th, 1776
Fort Washington, New York
Fell to British troops
Better give up
Kiss George's
boots
Late 1777
Fort Ticonderoga
Fell to British troops
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
December 1777
Valley Forge
Soldiers freeze
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
December 1778
Savannah
and Augusta
Captured by British troops
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
December 1779
Ashley River
British land troops
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
April 1st, 1780
Charleston, South Carolina
Under Siege
Better give up
Kiss George's boots
How did we ever survive?
How
did we ever thrive?
No government hand outs
No
politically correct drool
Judged by actions survive |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2003
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June 27, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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