Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s August 16, 1777. I’m in Vermont with Colonel Seth Warner at the Battle of Bennington.
JG: “Colonel Warner, the German mercenary Commander, Colonel Baum, is using Germans, Indians and British troops in an attempt to destroy your Green Mountain Boys.”
SW: “Bring them on, Johnny! My boys are the finest fighting soldiers in America. We will teach that tyrannical king George you don’t mess with our families and freedom!”
The British regretted messing with the Mountain Boys that day as Colonel Baum was mortally wounded, and they surrendered over 700 troops.
Read more about the Green Mountain Boys.
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.
