Every Independence day I try and go out and shoot my black powder Kentucky long rifle.
It really hammers home to me how hard those men were.
They're heavy unwieldly pigs and take forever to reload. Going through all that routine while standing your ground against heavy rifle fire from the best trained army on earth.... Man.
No-Coast-Punk on April 19th, 2017 at 21:18 UTC »
Every Independence day I try and go out and shoot my black powder Kentucky long rifle.
It really hammers home to me how hard those men were.
They're heavy unwieldly pigs and take forever to reload. Going through all that routine while standing your ground against heavy rifle fire from the best trained army on earth.... Man.
That's some serious dedication to a cause.
Thank you Patriots.
EugeneHarlot on April 19th, 2017 at 22:22 UTC »
Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
nyloneducation on April 20th, 2017 at 00:40 UTC »
"Yeah...best I can do is 10 hours of American Pickers"
-The History Channel