On June 6, 1755, Nathan Hale, the future Patriot officer and spy, was born. Almost two centuries later on the same date, American troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to defeat the genocidal Nazis. The two events are linked by the virtues of the men involved: patriotism, courage, and selflessness.
While on an intelligence gathering mission for George Washington and the American Revolutionaries, Hale was betrayed to the enemy — possibly by his own cowardly cousin — and sentenced to death at the young age of 21. Just before he was hanged by the British for being an American Patriot spy, Hale famously declared, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” It is a sentiment that has echoed through the years and been repeated or illustrated in words and deeds by thousands of American heroes, including the D-Day troops. Furthermore, it is the widespread loss of that patriotic selflessness, and the increasing cowardice and apathy even of conservatives that has allowed tyranny to creep into our institutions.
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Author: Catherine Salgado
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