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paleotn

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4. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

Reply to melm00se (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2024, 07:23 PM

Dec 1

They weren't perfect by any means. Their faults were many, but talk about grit. Another greatest American generation.

I'm sure you read about the Jumonville Glen incident in the Ohio Country in 1754. How a young and inexperienced Washington accidentally helped touch of a world war. The 7 Years War. Not many can claim that. He had one heck of a resume.

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I have been reading [View all] melm00se Dec 1 OP

wow...what a great leader he was, for sure. FirstLight Dec 1 #1

Trump in the Revolutionary war. keithbvadu2 Dec 1 #2

The quote form Washington Staph Dec 1 #3

We stand on the shoulders of giants. paleotn Dec 1 #4

The 18th century was a bumper crop melm00se Dec 1 #5

Lol! Exactly! paleotn Dec 2 #6