Happy Fourth of July!

Happy fourth of July to all my patriots brothers and sisters here. My wife and I were expecting a baby boy July 19, but like a true patriot he decided to join us today. Couldn't be more proud to celebrate the birth of my country and the birth of my son on the same day.

A shout out to a bunch Patriots! Some of whom just citizens who wanted their own country. Some of them were farmers who went to war without training and wouldn't give up even when it would have been so damn easy to just go home and let it be someone else's fight. A shout out too to those not in direct uniform but had a big outcome on the war. Some of these people made clothes, blankets, grew food, items absolutely vital to the war effort and something that would get them hung if discovered. Others (as a fan of Turn) out of uniform did amazing things too.....such as a man named Daniel Bissell.

Sgt DANIEL BISSELL RECOGNIZED

The official record of being awarded the Badge of Merit (a BFD medal back then) of his being honored is intentionally vague: " Sergeant Bissell of the 2d Connecticut Regt. having performed some important services within the immediate knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief in which the fidelity, perseverance and good sense of said Segt. Bissell were conspicuously manifested, it is therefore ordered that he be honored with the Badge of Merit".
After the war, when possible retaliation was no longer a threat, the full and incredible story of Sergeant Bissell's exploits was made known. He had volunteered to spy on the British Army in New York City. In August of 1781, when Washington was seriously considering an attack on the city, Sergeant Bissell, then 28 years old, dressed in civilian clothes and slipped into the city. After nearly a year, and now in the service of Benedict Arnold's Loyalist Regiment, he slipped away and was promptly captured by the American forces surrounding the city. In chains he was taken to Newburgh where General Washington personally vouched for him. From memory he drew maps of all of the fortifications and troop deployment on Manhattan and Staten Island — information vital to Washington.

The reason for the deliberate vagueness in his citation was the possibility of his being captured by the British; written evidence of his having been a spy would surely gain him the hangman's noose. Sergeant Bissell left the army and moved to Richmond, New York where he lived out his life. His tombstone in Allen's Hill Cemetery near Canandaigua, New York, reads: "In the memory of Daniel Bissell - Died August 5, 1824, Aged 79 years — He had the confidence of Washington and Served under him".

AtomicDawg said:

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Number, d%#*!@t! Fingers are countable!

One more anthem:

ctpatsfan77 said:

One more anthem:

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She was nervous(came across as someone with a shy personality), in a fairly crowded area, and knew she was being recorded. Yet she absolutely nailed it.
That's a packed stadium worthy rendition. If it is known that she lives in the New England area or is just a Patriots fan wherever she lives, someone should forward that video to the Patriots.

TheBostonStraggler said:

She was nervous(came across as someone with a shy personality), in a fairly crowded area, and knew she was being recorded. Yet she absolutely nailed it.
That's a packed stadium worthy rendition. If it is known that she lives in the New England area or is just a Patriots fan wherever she lives, someone should forward that video to the Patriots.

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Sadly I believe she's from Tallahassee.

ctpatsfan77 said:

Sadly I believe she's from Tallahassee.

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Ah, then she sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard