248 years

[Ivan the Butcher]

Two Hundred Forty Eight years ago today Our Nation came into existence.

At least one of my ancestors was born here in 1756, so we've been here for the long haul. We were of Germanic origins. Great grand dad reinfused those lines with a mail order bride from Hessen just after the Civil War (using Civil War enlistment bonus money to pay her fare). My oldest brought a home German Bride (from Hessen) and a German Car (from Audi) from his service in the Army (he let the Army pay to ship her and the car home). After 19 years she became a US citizen this last Valintine's Day. She gave birth to the first of the 8th generation of our family born here 17 1/2 years ago. We like it here. You might say it feels like home!

We have come to America's defense a number of times. And She has been very good to us! I have kids and grandkid on the East Coast, my cousins live in California, and dad has a cousin in Hawaii. Like the USA we stretch from "Sea to Shining Sea."

Ivan

 

[Rudi]

May GOD bless the USA!

 

[STCM(SW)]

King George III can go to HELL!

 

[Tom S.]

 

[ladder13]

Special thanks to the French, yes them, for helping to send the tyrants packing.


Yorktown

Moore House

 

[robvious]

Land of the free, because of the brave... the formal declaration creating treasonous criminals and heroes at the exact same time... We hold these truths to be self evident... and by 1792 we will truly become One Nation...

 

[Protocall_Design]

King George III can go to HELL!

I suspect he already has by now.

 

[wuluf]

My parents survived the Holocaust and came here (legally) in 1954, and I was born 2 years later, a first generation American. I believe I won the nationality lottery when they made that choice. Happy Independence Day!

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[Golddollar]

I'm in awe of the ancestors who came over from Germany and France (this one had the ship sink under him) before the Revolution and War of 1812 and ended up enlisting in the armed forces to fight for America.

 

[erikpolcrack]

As we celebrate our freedom today, remember how we got it and kept it. The US Army is more then a year older than our nation.

 

[zeke]

Great, great somthin or other with the fathers name, from a line of organ makers, came over in 1692 from England. Mother's side was from a Germanic area, escaping religious prosecution. Am related to anyone with the same last name, no matter the color. And there ain't many of us.

 

[llowry61]

I think the framers would be sad to see where we are today. While still the greatest nation on earth we are at a crossroad, and I hope the path we take is the correct one to preserve the republic.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Yes, Happy Indpendance Day to all my friends here on the Forum. Quiet here and not much going on. I like it that way. May the Lord bless our country.

 

[Alk8944]

Historically the average lifespan of republics is 250 years! How long does this one have left?

If anyone "Likes" this post I will we greatly sorrowed! I fear the failure of "The Great Experiment" is near at hand.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Historically the average lifespan of republics is 250 years! How long does this one have left?

If anyone "Likes" this post I will we greatly sorrowed! I fear the failure of "The Great Experiment" is near at hand.

I won't give you a complementary "Like", but I appreciate your participation and your comments.

Ivan