Being a Hero

Author's note: This is my Patriots Pen essay

The American flag hangs proudly in the corner of our classrooms. What made this country come together? Was is patriotism? Was it courage? Or, was it the example of a true hero? When a soldier marches onto the battlefield, thoughts will flash across his mind to turn back. But he doesn’t turn back, because he is a true hero. The founding fathers influenced the soldiers to march onto the battlefield, proud of their country, and determined to make our country a better place. 

The general of the first American army, George Washington, led his soldiers into battle against the British. He was an influential leader who controlled his army in a smooth way. George Washington lead America to victory against the British, and made America an independent country. He was inaugurated on April 30^th, 1789. He was the first president and is the Father of our great country.

John Adams, the Vice President of George Washington, and a founding father is one of the true heroes of America, just in a more political way than George Washington. John Adams helped negotiate the peace treaty between America and the British government. One of the things that made John Adams work so hard was his rival, Alexander Hamilton. Adams signed a controversial Alien and Sedition Acts and built up the army and navy. John Adams may have made some bad, or controversial choices, but he helped our country get stronger.

While Abraham Lincoln isn’t a founding father, he is one of Americas heroes. He lead his country through the Civil War, managing to preserve the Union while ending slavery, one of the worst things in America at the time. Abraham Lincoln served as president from 1861, until his terrible assassination in April 1865. Lincoln made our country stronger by ending the Civil War, and ending slavery. He was one of the country’s greatest presidents for all the things he did for our great country.

Heroes are typically hard to come by, but America has a lot of them. George Washington, John Adams, and Abraham Lincoln are only 3 of Americas heroes. They are also police men, firemen, doctors, vets, really anything that helps the community, or America. Americas heroes are some of the best, because they would put their lives on the line to protect the citizens of the united states. The Founding Fathers inspire some of our heroes, and even today, they push our country to do the right thing.