From KnoxNews.com: Local speaker visits American Legion
Retired U. S. Air Force Colonel Donald Edmands is known for his briefings to local civic organizations and recently shared one of these briefings with his fellow American Legionnaires of Post 256.
Edmands detailed the events of the first day of the American Revolution and brought out details that we normally do not notice nor hear, like “Paul Revere was not the only rider on that eventful day, but is probably the most recognized, likely, due to his reference in the famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.”
Other events and details of the beginning day of our War of Independence reflected upon the readiness of the military. A lesson learned about that eventful day was the necessity of not only having a strong and well-organized military, but one that is trained and ready for conflict within a short notice.
For more info about the American Legion, contact Commander Rich Gruber at 865-271-8610 or visit www.tellicolakepost256.org.
