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Subject: FW: An American
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To Kill an American

You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So, an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is. So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything ... the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.

The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

So, you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so, you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American."

July 23 1906 The song "America the Beautiful" was copyright registered by Katharine Lee Bates.

-- The original name of our National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key, was "Defence of Fort McHenry." --

-- "American Flag History - Origin of the current American Flag design" --

-- Who was Hayim Solomon?

-- On the rear of the One Dollar bill, you will see two circles. Together, they comprise the Great Seal of the United States.

-- The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.

-- If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid.

-- Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the west or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.

-- 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is on this currency.

-- The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, 'God has favored our undertaking.' The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, 'a new order has begun.' At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776. (MDCCLXXVI)

-- If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.

-- The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, 'E PLURIBUS UNUM' meaning,'one from many.'

-- Above the Eagle, you have the thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one.

-- Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.

-- They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this:

- 13 original colonies,
- 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,
- 13 stripes on our flag,
- 13 steps on the Pyramid,
- 13 letters in, 'Annuit Coeptis,'
- 13 letters in 'E Pluribus Unum,'
- 13 stars above the Eagle,
- 13 bars on that shield,
- 13 leaves on the olive branch,
- 13 fruits, and if you look closely,
- 13 arrows.

-- And finally, if you notice the arrangement of the 13 stars in the right-hand circle you will see that they are arranged as a Star of David. This was ordered by George Washington who, when he asked Hayim Solomon, a wealthy Philadelphia Jew, what he would like as a personal reward for his services to the Continental Army, Solomon said he wanted nothing for himself but that he would like something for his people. The Star of David was the result. Few people know that it was Solomon who saved the Army through his financial contributions but died a pauper.

-- I always ask people, 'Why don't you know this?' Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all.

-- I for one, plan to share this page with everyone, so they can learn what is on the back of the United States one dollar bill -- and what it stands for!

Display the Flag Proudly...Display it Correctly

-- -- Thought of the day --

-- "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."

John F. Kennedy
1917-1963, Thirty-Fifth President of the United States

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Can you name. . .

1. The only President born on the 4th of July.
2. The President that was buried with his head resting on a copy of the Constitution.
3. The first President to call his Washington, D.C. residence the "White House."
4. The President who is distantly related to Presidents Pierce, Lincoln,Theodore Roosevelt, and Ford as well as Winston Churchill.
5. The President who started the tradition of playing "Hail to the Chief" whenever a President appeared at a state function.
6. The first President to visit all 50 States.
7. The first President whose voice was heard over the radio.
8. The President who grew up speaking a language other than English.
9. The only President to be married in the White House.
10. The President who is credited with saying, "I may be President of the United States but my private life is nobody's damn business."
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You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

......Abraham Lincoln
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THE THIRTEENTH FOLD of our flag, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are the uppermost, reminding us of the motto of our Nation, "In God We Trust."

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#1. There are many Associations in every field for your endeavor.. so join one or more that can satisfy the time you have to devote to it, that one which will fulfill your needs. - Read its magazines and newsletters, attend its meetings and functions, meet with fellow members and talk and correspond with them.

#2. Get Politically Correct: Register to vote and become a responsible citizen. - You will then get letters from public officials or PAX groups asking you to contribute money to their causes. - This street goes both ways. You can ask them for return favors.

#3. Don't over-expose yourself, for you only have so much time to give away, and "Time is money." - Weigh your outside friendships so that you aren't politically incorrect. (Play it down.) Give charitably and when you 'strike it rich,' you can then push yourself to the forefront.

#4. Keep a scrapbook. You know who you are, but nobody else around does. Keep your life story straight and don't lie. - You can tell a 'fishy story,' but it may come back years later to trip you up and haunt you? (You know; when you run someday for President!)

#5. Don't borrow money if you don't have a need to. - When you do, pay your debts 'on-time' or pay your obligations 'ahead-of-time.' Banks and financial institutions go back at least three years when approving your credit. - Pick a bank that you can put your cash-flow in and start a Savings Account. -- Some will say that it is stupid to let your bank use your money for you to get a low rate of return on it. However, you have created leverage when you want the bank to approve your later loan. - Cover yourself by having more than one bank in your business dealings.

#6. Listen to the experts, but don't believe everything that they may be saying. They'll change their tune and are bound to have losses from time to time. Investigate them thoroughly before you invest.

#7. Keep an address book with those who you can call upon. Keep clippings of 'neat things.' Don't necessarily keep your desk neat; you don't have to impress anybody, you just have to remember where you last put it. And if you do lose it on your desk, start looking for it and you'll find that other thing that you've been looking for and couldn't find. :-)

#8. Have people around that are smarter than you to do it for you. (Like a wife.)- "Honey, where did I put my ...?" And pretty soon they'll feel important. Not that important to take over to 'put you down,' but important enough to never leave you and go off on their own.

#9. Have people around that are dumber than you. - If you can't tell who that is, than it must be you that is the dumb one? - "Dumb people work harder and have the most fun." - That's a generality and I'm stupid for saying it.. There is a difference between dumb and stupid.

#10. And finally #10. Everything ends with ten except the final count-down. - While you may think that it's smarter to be the smartest kid on your block, the best thing for you to do is to associate with people who are known to be smarter, the "Wheelers and Dealers." -- Since you then will consequentially be the dumber one, you will listen and learn by keeping your mouth shut and ears wide open. You will see. You will then rise to the Leadership.

#11. One more for you for"Good Luck." - Keep this in mind: "In a hundred years from now, it won't make any difference to you, but it will make a difference."

-- H. Robert Scheinkman, 10/10/2007, with further updating on 10/13/2008,
and re-viewing on 10/10/2010 & 12/05/2011 - H. Robert Scheinkman

-- -- Thought of the day -- "Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent." -- Langston Coleman

"If you are not your brother's keeper, then there was no reason for the creation of Man."

President Answers:
1) Calvin Coolidge.
2) Andrew Johnson
3) Theodore Roosevelt (prior to his term, it was known as the Executive Mansion or the President's House)
4) George H.W. Bush
5) John Tyler
6) Richard Nixon
7) Warren G. Harding
8) Martin Van Buren (he grew up speaking Dutch)
9) Grover Cleveland
10) Chester A. Arthur
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- "Experience will only carry you so far; then you have to rely on luck. Or is that the other way 'round?" - R.S.

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* Reminisce - This is a very old story about President Bill Clinton, when he was visiting a Senior Citizen Home:

-- He quietly walked up to a very old woman who was sitting in her wheelchair tightly bundled by her nurse, which kept her frail body sitting there upright. He leaned over her so that she could see his face better and gently whispered into her ear, "Do you know who I am?"

-- The old woman looked intently into his eyes and hesitently whispered back, "If you go over to the desk over there, they'll tell you." :-))
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