🇺🇸 Juan O Savin
The ones who were left in Winter 1776 were kids.
15, 16, 17 years old.
A lot don't have shoes.
People are discouraged.
Troops sneaking away & going home.
The Brits are laughing in their warm huts.
In this moment, Washington has a bold plan.
With 4 days till Christmas
he tells his Generals his plan:
To cross the Delaware under cover of darkness
with all 2,000 Troops in one night
in a handful of boats — 'Durham' Boats.
It’s sleeting. Below freezing every night.
Everything is icing over.
The Delaware has chunks of ice floating down it.
The enemy has spies.
Very risky. Very perilous.
At a certain point though
Washington wanted his Troops all on one side —
Do you know what the password is?
Are you one of us?
The password was 'Victory or Death'
VICTORY OR DEATH!
WE’RE ALL IN.
Either we win this battle today or we die trying
but we’re not backin' down.
Virtually no one got injured in the entire attack.
Talk about the Divine Protection 🕊️
When Fear is closing in on you, remember that Washington, with a band of farmers, fisherman, and their sons took on and defeated the greatest force known to man at the time. You don't think they, were scared? No human being has ever went to battle that was not even a little scared. It is what you do with that fear, that matters. You can run and hide, or you can yell 'VICTORY OR DEATH".
Right on, Glenn.
This band of teenagers,
who didn't have Winter uniforms
many didn't have shoes or socks to keep them warm.
Most hadn't eaten a decent meal for months.
They were tired, sick, worn out, it was freezing cold.
And yet, their Hearts were on Fire.
Their General said
"We're crossing that frozen river in the dark of winter's night"
& by God, these courageous warriors followed him.
It echoes what's going on right now with a lot of Patriots.
Worn out, tired, broke, many are dying,
impatient to get to the next phase
& WE KNOW it's coming.
And it may get worse before it gets better
but we're fighting not just for the Freedom of Humanity
& Earth & the Solar System
& not just for a measly "thousand years of peace" —
BUT FOR ETERNAL FREEDOM & SOVEREIGNTY.
FOREVERMORE 👊🕊️🇺🇸
#VictoryOrDeath
