Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s June 29, 1808. I’m in Hawkins County, Tennessee, with Davy Crockett.
JG: “Davy, why are you fighting alongside General Andrew Jackson?”
DC: “Johnny, you can bet your bottom dollar I’m gonna holler for truth and fight for freedom in America.”
Although Davy Crockett had very little schooling, his favorite saying was, “Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” Davy fought for freedom and was elected to Congress three times.
Read more about Davy Crockett.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
