Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s June 18, 1775. I’m at the home of John Adams. I’m visiting with nine-year-old, Nabi, and her seven year old brother, John Quincy,
JG: “Nabi, your brother, John Quincy, tells me you were watching the Battle of Bunker Hill from a roof top yesterday.”
NA: “Oh, yes! It was scary! I saw the Redcoat shoot some of my daddy’s friends. It was very sad. I saw Charlestown on fire. My father’s friend, Dr. Warm, was hit by a musket ball and died. My mother saw it too, and she started to cry.”
The family of John Adams, our second president, sacrificed much during the American Revolution and saw many friends died for freedom.
Read more about the sacrifice John Adams made for the cause of liberty.
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.
