Here in the United States, today marks 240 years of Independence.
Back then, the Continental Army fought the British Redcoats. 50,000 Patriot soldiers were lost*. Every year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we Americans celebrate that independence and our fallen soldiers who made us who we are today.
Just A Common Soldier, also known as A Soldier Died Today, is one of the most popular poems on the Internet. Written and published in 1987 by Canadian veteran and columnist A. Lawrence Vaincourt, it now appears in numerous anthologies, on thousands of websites and on July 4, 2008 it was carved into a marble monument at West Point, New York. This year marks the poem’s 29th anniversary.
Last weekend, my wife and I were blessed with an invitation to attend The 58th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Regional Emmy Awards in Baltimore, MD in support of “Just A Common Soldier,” produced by Esprit Digital Arts Media/Stephen Clouse & Associates and Guy Noffsinger. The project won two Emmy’s for Program Host/Moderator (Tony Lo Bianco) and Community/Public Service.
Please take a moment to view this video. Share it. And think about the sheer number of lives lost over these past few centuries to give us the blessings we have today, on this Independence Day.
Excellent post Jeff!!!!
Guy
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