Patriots Pen

Authors Note: What would you tell our founding fathers if they were living? I think that the piece below describes exactly what I would say to those noble men.

Dear Founding Fathers,

Patriotism runs through our veins like our own blood; it flows and gushes until the day we die. It’s something that gets past down from generation to generation. But not only would patriotism not exist but our freedom and rights would be absent,  if you brave and treasured men hadn’t fought and laid the foundation for the country we know today.

First of all, my Great-grandfather and grandmother took the lonesome journey of moving all the way from Portugal and Belgium at the ages of 13 and 16 to settle in the new country for a better life. Resulting in them marrying and creating the family I have today. None of this would have been possible if it weren’t for the freedom and rights you have constructed and given us today. You have made America a place for safety, opportunity, and a place for immigrates to call home. You men made America the land of the free and the home of the Brave.

Not only did you make America a home for immigrates, but you made America the home of baseball, apple pie, barbeques, and Coca-Cola. A country that is strong and successful, that gives hope for a better life, and that is ready for the bumps that lie in the path ahead. You have made this country for what it is today. Today, many people do not give you the credit you deserve. No one looks at how the country came to be. They just look at the government today and who is ruling it. Maybe they do not realize the role you played in forming the country or do they just not care? Without your courage and faithfulness to our country our accomplishments and government would have never came to be. This country may never have been free if it weren't for your insatiable hunger for freedom and the fight you made sure to prevail. Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight.

Some may say that many people don’t appreciate you and some may say that you were not as successful as wanted with establishing this country. This I disagree with. I would prefer to put them in your shoes and question them on their knowledge during the times of the Revolutionary War and when you signed the Declaration of Independence. How would they start a country? I perceive this task as a pretty challenging one. One that takes a thought process of very smart individuals. To decree laws and then use them 300 years later is quite an achievement! Due to your laws we have become very successful but we continue to apply our strength judiciously and to preserve human rights around the world. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave.

In the third verse in the Star Spangled banner it states ”Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.” Britain left a print on America at the start of the Revolutionary war killing many of your brethrens, but once the war had subsided it showed that there blood of defeat had washed away those prints. Leaving a space for our new patriotic blood to fill. 

Sincerely,

Taryn