American Independence Day - July 4th

Who Was The Real Uncle Sam?
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"As a personification of the United States, Uncle Sam is at once beloved and detested.
The insistent cartoon — clad in stars and stripes and bearing great semblance to Abraham Lincoln — was, and to some extent still is, lauded as the alpha hero of America. Making appearances in everything from wartime propaganda to insurance ads, he is the heralded patriotic emblem of our country. As such, he’s also been the scapegoat for our financial woes."

"But beyond his fictionalized grandeur, few realize that Uncle Sam was based on a real man who lived 200 years ago — a fairly unknown meat-packer from Massachusetts. An unlikely inspiration, his values and actions were far removed from those associated with his fictional counterpart."
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One of the only known portraits of Samuel Wilson (c.1830s)
 
To my American Brethren...Happy 4th of July!

To those that served and made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom...I salute you. You will always be my brothers in arms! To those I served side by side on far too many missions, it was and will always be an honor!
 
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