Liberty and Death by Amanda J CobbThey celebrate the day of independence, crying "Give me liberty or give me death!", not realizing that the two once came hand-in-hand. They celebrate, fireworks replacing the bombs in the air and sparklers instead of musket fuses. Yet little do they recall that behind the legends of heroism and valor, the story on the battlefield was of mud and blood, not gold and glory. Common men fought - killed and were killed - fell in pain into the graves they dug themselves. They went barefoot, marching endlessly, not riding, cold in winter and starving, yet they fought on. These are the true heroes, the ones whose names have been forgotten or overshadowed, the ones who willingly died en masse for the freedom of the loves ones many would never see again.
We celebrate this day of independence, the day that the blood shed, tears cried, and lives given proved not in vain... For We Are Free.
07/04/2000 Posted on 09/22/2001 Copyright © 2025 Amanda J Cobb
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