Happy 4th of July

    • 8 posts
    July 3, 2013 2:51 AM PDT
    Wishing everybody a great day, enjoying BBQ with family and friends..Ride safe..live to ride another day..

    Nicky
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    July 3, 2013 3:06 AM PDT
    Thanks Nicky. We are looking forward to a fun 4th with family and friends!!!
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    • 16870 posts
    July 3, 2013 4:06 AM PDT
    Why celebrate the 4th of July

    Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

    Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

    Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

    Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

    Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

    They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

    What kind of men were they?

    Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists, eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners;

    men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

    Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy.
    He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

    Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
    He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

    Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

    At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters.
    He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

    Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

    John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.
    Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste.
    For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.


    So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots.
    It's not much to ask for the price they paid.


    Remember: freedom is never free!

    • 846 posts
    July 3, 2013 7:09 AM PDT
    Good point RevBigJohn something to think about tomorrow. Everyone have a good 4th and remember the brave folks that started this country.

    Don't ride too hard or drink too hard this 4th
    • 3006 posts
    July 3, 2013 7:36 AM PDT
    Have a great 4th of July NICKY!!! and all my family here,stay safe n enjoy the ride!!!
    great post Rev !!! the truth is always stranger than fiction !!!
  • July 3, 2013 8:14 AM PDT
    A Friend mentioned that the 4th of July is the date for observing Independence Day and that just using the date kind of obscures the meaning of that day back in 1776.
    So...


    Happy Independence Day!!
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    July 3, 2013 10:23 AM PDT


    Remember what day this is and the men and women who gave all to give us our freedom from the Brits.
    No offense to the Brits, but it is our history.

    Happy Independence Day everyone.
  • July 3, 2013 11:57 AM PDT
     
    • 9 posts
    July 3, 2013 12:51 PM PDT


    HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
    Remember, please, that someone paid the PRICE, for YOUR FREEDOM!

    Jesus, first.  And all of our Veterans, second.

    Ride hard.  Ride Safe...RIDE FREE!
    Tweek


    And remember...

    To thank GOD, and every Veteran of these UNITED STATES, for that FREEDOM!






    • 844 posts
    July 5, 2013 3:34 AM PDT
    Hoping evereyone had a great holiday! I know I did and thank god I didn't have to go to work today because my head is pounding hard!!!