April 19th is the original Patriot Day which marks the multiple anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”. This first battle, leading to our nation’s independence, was the then-dictator’s (Britain King George III’s) failed attempt at “gun control”– an act being carried out in too many parts of our USA right now. This first gun control of the colonies was a failure, because of the will and determination of a small part of the population (about 3% actually fought for our independence actively, with many others supporting) to stand up to an oppressive, controlling government (England). Without the sacrifice by those few Patriots, we could very well still be “British subjects” rather than independent citizens. Note that due to corporate bureaucracy, the celebration has generally been moved to the third Monday in April to facility a postal/banking holiday.
It also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis in 1943, the BATF’s costly raid on the Branch Davidian Church in Waco, the gun turret explosion on the USS Iowa in 1989, the capture of the Boston Marathon bomber in 2013, and very sadly also the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
April 19th is also the birthday of novelist Ralph Peters. Coincidentally, Ralph and JWR both have the same literary agent, Robert Gottlieb.
I’m pleased to see that Basics of Resistance: The Practical Freedomista, Book I, by Claire Wolfe and Kit Perez is selling quite well, on release day. (April 19, 2018.) It was ranked around #2,400 on Kindle and 4,500 in print books. It is ranked #1 in a couple of sub-categories! Get a copy!
Thanks for keeping USS IOWA BB- 61 on your list.
I think it’s time for Patriot day again!
Brooksy:
AGREED!!!! Bring on Patriot Day! On 4/14/18 I went to Salem, Or. for A PRO-Gun rally, was disappointed at the turnout, however, I was able to sign not 1 but 2 petitions to get Kommisar Kate Brown impeached, due to low turn out I do not see it happening, but (that’s right there’s always a ‘but’), I was very encouraged when I went to the Redmond Gun Show and there was HUGE turn out AND I saw a lot of people that were at the rally at the gun show!!!!YES!!!!
God Bless ALL of our U.S. Military Personnel, past, present, and future.
God Bless The United States of America.
A Republic if we can keep it, I say we keep it.
Semper Fi!
In my 155mm gun battery we used to say, “Remember The Iowa”.