whitehall
Diamond Member
Maybe it would be easier to list favorite Americans by century. "The Father of the Country" is well deserved for George Washington. It sounds corny today but without General Washington we would still be English subjects. The 20th century hero is Henry Ford who not only made an affordable car but created the assembly line and interchangeable parts that every factory in the world has emulated since the teens. As far as modern Military heroes go my personal favorite is Marine Sgt. John Basilone. The U.S. was barely hanging on to Guadalcanal by it's fingernails when the Japanese launched a full scale attack on Sgt.Basilone's machine gun position. Basilone repaired guns in the dark under fire, gave encouragement to his squad and ended up firing a .45 at the enemy until dawn broke. He was awarded the MOH and became a star on the War Bond circuit but requested to go back to his unit in the Pacific. He was killed in action on Iwo Jima.
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