WPCNR MILESTONES. Remembrance and Photographs By Carl Albanese. July 4,2009:

Fifth Regiment Reinactors of Westchester and White Plains at Purdy House in White Plains.

On April 19, 1775 the inevitable first shots of American Independence are fired at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts at Concord’s North Bridge.

On or about April 15, 1775, the famous words rang out over Boston,
“The British are Coming” Paul Revere, mounts his horse at the shores of Cambridge rides inland spreading the word in the middle of the night, warning Sam Adams and John Hancock.

Through the night the British Red Coats marched north, Minutemen and Militia gathered and marched towards Lexington through the brisk cold night took up arms, By days break the British troops took clear notice of armed men forming over the fields of battle as the Red Coats marched past the town of Menotomy, drummers drumming, bells ringing, horses galloping,

“The British are Coming, the British are Coming” We will never know who fired the very first shot at Lexington Green. History has it the trigger man was an American. What we do know, it was the very first shot of American Freedom, Independence, America a free nation is born and the start of the Revolutionary War gives birth to our new nation.

These new American Veterans, the very first freedom fighters, were ordinary people, farmers, townsmen, local business professionals, teachers, blacksmiths, local workers, and family men. Men and people with one cause and purpose, unity to live free, be free and rid of government rule, oppression and tyranny.

Willing to die for a principal, and ideology, a dream, willing to pick up arms to do it, defend themselves, their loved ones and family.  Little did they know they created the greatest nation in the World, the free world, America.

A Democracy is born, governed by the people for the people!

On Independence Day, July 4th, we remember the birth of our “Great Nation and those who gave birth to it.  Our early American Veterans, the original Veterans of Americas freedom fighters, ordinary people.

Honor all of our Veterans on Independence Day and fly the American Flag in Honor of our Veterans and American Independence.