The Prayer at Valley Forge

On this Independence Day, may we never forget those who went before that we might have the life we live today.

Lance Mitchell quoted in The Street

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In Remembrance…

“Taps.” Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily or emotionally recognized. The haunting 24-note melody originally began before the Civil War as a revision to “Extinguish Lights,” the lights-out signal at the end of the day.

Brett F. Ewing in CNN Money

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