Am I proud of my country? The simple answer is yes, but I’m not writing this essay to give the simple answer. The real question is: Why am I proud of my country? I could give enough answers to write a book. Maybe some day I will, but right now I am going to focus on some specific ones that are important to my life.
One important thing that affected my pride in America was my visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The thing that I noticed the most as I entered into the actual cemetery was how big it actually was. Before that I hadn’t really realize how much pride the citizens of the United States had in their country. So many people have risked their lives to defend our rights and our freedom. More than 200,000 men and women that were so dedicated to our country that they would risk their lives to keep it as great as it is today. “I regret that I have but one life to give to my country,” said Nathan Hale who was then hung by the British for being a spy on September 21, 1776. That is the dedication many of the men and women have in this country. I am very proud of our strong military and their dedication to preserving our rights. I have several grandfathers and great-grandfathers who were soldier in a branch of the military. I am very proud of that dedication that has been passed down from generation to generation that has started to reach down to me.
I am very proud of our holidays that salute and honor our veterans and those who gave up their lives for this amazing country. I am very glad that we have these holidays to celebrate our soldiers. I think it’s amazing that we have programs, give speeches, and sing songs to celebrate those who served our country.
I consider pride and patriotism in our country to be like glue that holds us together. If not for patriotism in our country; none of this country would exist right now. “Give me liberty or give me death!” is a very important patriotic quote of Patrick Henry if it weren’t for strong leaders and speakers like him or country would haven’t even made it through the Revolutionary War. There have been so many famous speakers in this country that helped us get through every war. During the Revolutionary War there were the people that enough confidence to start an important movement that if it hadn’t succeeded they would have been put to death by the British like: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and many more. During the War of 1812 it was President James Madison. During the Civil War it was President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. During the Spanish American War Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson. During both World Wars we relied heavily on Franklin Delano Roosevelt. And there were other very important leaders during several other wars too. I very proud of our country and their ability to stay united during a lot of times and those who sought to reunite the country when it wasn’t unified.
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