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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Honolulu Dick, post: 899377, member: 24745&quot;]Another excellent and informative posting.&nbsp; One that rightfully salutes our first National Hero, the &quot;Father&quot; of our magnificent country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Absolutely crave the 1900, Lafayette Commemorative Dollar.&nbsp; Washington&#039;s personal papers reveal that these two brothers-in-arms were of kindred spirit, sharing a particular respect and admiration for each other that was forged in the crucible of warfare.&nbsp; In fact, in a letter written by the Marquis De Lafayette to Gen Washington in 1778, it is stated that &quot;To act in concert with a man of great courage is the first of blessings.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s little known that, in addition to being our first POTUS, G Washington is the first POW to become our POTUS.&nbsp; During the French and Indian War, he was a colonel in the Virginia Colonial Militia.&nbsp; He and his small band of militiamen, were surrounded by a superior French force at Fort Necessity.&nbsp; He surrendered the fort under conditions of a pardon that allowed his men to keep their weapons for hunting purposed as they returned to Virginia.&nbsp; The surrender placed him in POW status.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later and to their regret, the Brits blundered badly when they refused to honor GW&#039;s petition for a commission in the British Army.&nbsp; This was at a time when the Brits and&nbsp; the Colonials were good buddies, allied against a common enemy ..... the French.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only other president to have been a POW was Andrew &quot;Stone Wall&quot; Jackson.&nbsp; Andy, at the ripe age of 13-years, joined a militia unit as a message runner to fight against the British.&nbsp; He was captured and thrown into prison where he contracted smallpox.&nbsp; At death&#039;s door, the camp commander, not wanting the child&#039;s blood on his hands, released him to his mother&#039;s care.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got knowledge ..... Share it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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