The Alamo

Never forget.

Shortly after this time I'm writing in the morning, the first assault began. There were two more before all the defenders paid the ultimate price. As said in 'Zathras" re battle, most names are not known, though most are available. And again, I suggest those curious to check as much history as they can.

There were many men fighting. Property owners, pioneers, businessmen, and the 'dark side' of slaveholders and gunrunners etc. People from the States, from Germany, England, Scotland etc. Many skills, many lives, many motives. As many motives, I think, as men who fought. They chose to delay and harass that megalomaniac Santa Anna. They chose to die that morning together. For Freedom.

They wished to live in a Republic inspired by that unique experiment just a few decades previously by men just as flawed, but who saw somethimg greater than themselves.

With all the flaws warts, sins, they succeeded.

Now, with all the flaws, warts, sins will we? So much water under and over the bridge. Will we rise to meet the challenge?

There are some people I don't care to call as friends. Some who seem to seek glory or a name or whatever. I don't care. If they serve Freedom, they can have their share. Some who want things done 'their way'. Some who are personality wise (to me at least) are double distilled A*******. Alright. They can have it. To live as we should, in a Republic that is an inspiration to the world is enough for me.

Let's get the job done. The place where all people are sovereign, self determining and are left alone to be all they can be. Then I call all who seek this allies.

That job is not any easier now than in 1836, 1776 or probably 2260.

Let us do as THEY did. Stand for Freedom as forged by the Founders. We need to work out the kinks (kings?) still. Hatred racism and all the other refuse still exist. Let's work Beyond that and make a Republic the Founders and defenders of the Alamo can be proud!