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My partner and I sat in the Bass tracker on the calm waters of Saguaro Lake actually counted the salt River near Scottsdale, Arizona, scanning the sky. This near a section sheer cliff rose ahead of us and he'll decide all the bolted like a spear from about American placidly to its impending mail Eagle clutched his prize on top of the lake.

Seibold sued his vice grip cleaning is like a pillow fight gone bad. Working his way to a foul meal after getting it still sees the carcass snapped off the rock until it achieves height, surely take it to the nearby cliff nest with a female in the nestling week now once again done for months away out of sight day deadbeat dad turned out to taking on this contract.to observe Arizona Game and Fish all nest watchers had to read all behavior story pairs mate for life. Both adults share responsibility for nest construction incubation and hearing the clutch of 1 to 3 nestling once they fledged parent spend roughly 10 weeks teaching them to hunt for the pendant sounds great in theory, every animal or otherwise.

Personality with our domestic animal companions, also known as Pat readily.

It's true in the wild as well.

We tend to think analysis analysis analysis there is a bear there, we expect certain way down started off with a sign nest which is the norm, but we discovered a second nest on our first trip out of the lake with our supervisor asked us to check on it. The first nest had been observed in previous years. For some reason this year they'll decided not to participate in the breeding process.

We watched as the female took sole responsibility for when hungry she had to leave the nest to procure food. She selected a perch on waiting with infinite patience until she spotted the right mail her quarry on the first try. Nearly every time make black staff skill. Every time he saw him die for a fish, he got wet dinner sitting ducks for more.

His supervisor informed us that it can take five years for Eagle to learn to fish that maybe it takes longer or dare I say never. Observation point one day amazingly against was gone so reported no longer be viable in those conditions, we should switch over to observing this to the contrast couldn't have been more stark hair everything together even now, by the way it happened so fast. They had three voracious to actually better females are larger than males attached is the first female in the last nail well likely test. Eventually there were only two nestling all the while both adults fulfill their roles as responsible parent showed no favoritism. The strong survive, just around sunrise. One day as we cruise the perimeter of the lake doing waterfowl survey we came around the turn defined despair, what appeared to be submarine size To flapping their wings in the water like Michael Phelps doing the butterfly stroke to wrestle their cash to shore landing on a partially submerged rock. Several turkey vultures obtaining a respectable distance perched above the desert scrub sure there would be some scraps for them on a whim, I decided to return to nest one to our pleasant surprise we found that a cat hatched and there was a nestling, we began dividing her time between the two.

We hiked up the canyon one day to check on nest one continued to ignore his mate offspring. One exception and immature Eagle appeared one day and tried to fly into the nest while mama and munchkin called them were in this book may have been one of hers from the previous year, or maybe a young male looking for some action.

Either way, Mr. Eagle was having none interloper died. Not that Judy really aerial combat went on for many minutes eventually grappling whirling pair disappeared beyond the hilltop. We had many exciting hours of tedium during our four months nest watching those hundreds of hours of Eagle observation impressed on us. One important you see one you have not seen all and a special thanks to Mount for producing the pace is so true. Not all goals are created equal and certainly not all beds pop nest on the only thing that seemed to get his attention wandering another male visitation to his nest.

Otherwise a pretty useless provider and a pretty useless husband. The tale of two very different Eagle families here on our American story view of the great American stories we tell America what we do to become a part of the all American stories from his country make a donation monthly gift of $17.76 is fast becoming a favorite option for supporters well American stories.com now go to the donate button and help us keep the great American stories coming out American stories.com you guys this is Tori, and Jenny went to 10 MG podcasts we have such a special episode brought to you by near attack ODT we recorded at at iHeartRadio and Windows hang down near attack ODT were magic pants 75 mg can help migraine sufferers still such an exciting event like Windows hang out. I had one night I took minor attack ODT and I was present amazing time.

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George Washington, father of our country. A man of you came to greatness. Reluctantly, those Washington and Jefferson link shortly after he turns his attention to those sloping hills just beyond know to Arlington National Cemetery with its row upon row of simple white markers bearing crosses, stars of David. They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price has been paid for our freedom from amongst those thousands upon thousands of markers resurrects the story of Martin truck under one such marker lies a young man who left his job in a small town barbershop in 1917, to go to France with the famed rainbow division there on the Western front. He was killed trying to carry a message between battalions under heavy artillery fire on his person, Dyer under the words my ledge. Martin had written these words, America must win this war. Therefore, I will work I will save I will sacrifice. I will endure. I will fight cheerfully and through my almost as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone strikingly during this tender moment of his remarks in front of the whole world Reagan's voice cracks as he is fighting back tears during the telling of this remarkable young hero. Upon the completion of this clip the hundreds of teens in the audience are paying attention.

Some even have tears in their eyes, along with nearly all of the teachers and attend now that I feel the mood is been said, it's my turn to begin my Veterans Day remarks and I asked someone questions that surprised.

I ask why we celebrate our military and our veterans.

Why do you even care that I am for that matter, why do we honor and celebrate Armed Forces Day and Memorial. I probed them for some audience participation in a few hands go up. Some of the students answer with quote they serve their country quote our military protects our freedom and freedom is pleased with these responses as they are all excellent answers to my questions.

I then ask another question I ask. Who here has seen an American soldier in uniform every hand in the room goes up every single one.

I ask what you feel when you saw those soldiers in uniform and young Brought them to to shout out some answers and some some said pride, patriotism, safety, I perceive my line of questioning. So I say who here has seen an American soldier and felt afraid. Not one hand goes up. I prodded a little more. I say no and our soldiers are very powerful people.

They are trained to fight. They have guns, no one hears ever felt fear in their hearts. Upon seeing a uniform American soldier and still not one hand was raised at that moment, I tell them I said this. This is why we celebrate Veterans Day. This is why we celebrate our military and American share with them that much of the world. People do not celebrate their military gear, and much of the world.

The military is viewed as a tool of the government to Preston not to serve.

I tell them that in order to understand all this to have a short American history must I ask them to imagine the world as it was on July 3, 1776. At this time.

Everyone alive on the planet lived under some form of a dictatorship on July 4, 1776. It all changed. Suddenly Americans to declare their dependence.

More importantly, Americans have declared that they were free. However, this still do not fully answer the question of why we do not fear our military to understand this. I told him we would have to turn person is often considered are first American soldier in a real-life George Washington to Washington in 1775, having been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the common Army and I reminded them this is an army that for the most part didn't even exist that moment had the enormous task of building and leading a fighting force against the British Empire, the most powerful military force in the world at that time. As I began to share with them the story of Gen. George Washington on the screen behind me was image of Washington's command flag during the American Revolution as an early testament to his brilliant leadership stinks. The Flaccus 13 equally sized six-point white stars against Washington well understood the parochial rivalries mindset of those who would now need to ignite seemingly impossible odds. In the 18th century, most Americans never traveled outside of their city, let alone their state's battle flag did not represent representative as a soldier in his new army under his belt Virginian as they marched battle behind whether you are from a small state, one of the large states you to one of those stars on his flag representing you in your home.

I asked these young kids I said to further try to imagine something else to imagine that having one hard George Washington was now one of the most famous people in the well not only Britain but also the holes of Europe.

It was assumed that Washington would now become a king in America. This was just the way it always a bit general.

The Tories Army becomes the new rule was of course assumed by King George III who reportedly believe that the Americans were merely changing quote one King George for another king, having learned Washington was to resign his commission and returned to his home in Mount Vernon believed Washington was the greatest man in the world. The greatest character and when we come back more from Vince Benedetto on the story of George Washington here on our Americans. Tory Johnny went to one teapot.

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You mentioned that you understand why we have to look back and that's George Washington. Let's continue with the story. I then asked the students to travel with me in their minds to another moment in place and time in the final days of the Revolutionary war to Newburgh, New York, 1780, the new nation was financially struggling and the Congress was unable to meet its payment obligations to the common Army. This was leading to severe unrest amongst the officers and soldiers plan was actually hatched among some high-ranking officers to use the military to take over or threaten the government until their demands were met. However, one dispensable man would stand in their way. George Washington, learning of the growing plans within his army. Washington called for a meeting of his officers at their headquarters in Washington indicated that he would not himself be in attendance, essentially deferring to the commander below. Gen. Horatio Gates therefore started off the meeting feeding into the growing friends for hostile action against the Congress. Suddenly Gen. Washington walked into the room and took command of the events in progress. Many of the officers had not seen the general for some time, they noticed that in the general then did something profound. He explained to them that this was the moment at the end of their example with most Washington told them they were men of honor in this precious moment but require the greatest patriotism. In essence, this was the ultimate test Washington that assured that he was working on their behalf to resolve the grievances. He pulled a letter from Congress out of his best began to read, but his eyesight was failing and he was struggling to see.

Perhaps sensing his officers notice this moment of vulnerability because he then reached into his pocket outside the general then look solemnly at his military family said to gentlemen, you must pardon for I have not only grown almost blind service to my country by all accounts at that very moment there were tears in the eyes's office. They love their general in Washington who himself would sacrifice so much all times and place the principles which they fought above himself was holding true to his example that moment. Once again, Washington hit save the revolution. Later that same year Washington would do with the whole of the world doubted ever have been done on December 23, 1783.

One of the greatest days in recorded history. Gen. George Washington the most popular and powerful person in the United States, resigned his commission before the compounds returned to his home. The world were stunned. This had not does not have until now. Of course, this would not even be the last time Washington willingly walk away from power when he later went on to be our first president rulers of other nations again assumed he would serve until his death, once again, Washington I the forces of history and of human nature. After second term, he stepped away and retired again to his beloved Mount Vernon sensing that the students were gaining respect for their history and the father of our country. I desire to make some final points about what underlines a sense of trust and love that Americans have shared with them that every American joins our forces takes, of course, taking an oath prior to joining the military is not all that special. But you need to join the American very very different. I explained to them that our soldiers do something quick, we swear an oath not to the present or the government, not even to the country itself, we swear an oath certain thing the Constitution. I pointed out the historical significance, and beauty of swearing to quote support and defend the Constitution of United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Again, we as American sensing that our military is not love, for they are a powerful force that represents our rights as Americans are. Since the government serves the people and not the other way around as common but had to tell throughout most of the world and throughout almost all of history. This was not the case. What we have here in America is quite correct in all of this would not be, if not washing it was George Washington defined the wave. It was George Washington who enabled the feeling that our military represents the entirety of the nation.

It was George Washington who started the tradition of the military being subservient to the people selected civilian representatives it was George Washington with unwavering fidelity representative government and our eventual constitutional court. It was George Washington successfully was able to help the American people transfer their love and trusting him into faithfulness to our Constitution and its principles, it was George Washington said, quote the Constitution is the guy which I never will abandon it was George Washington who more than any other American was able to get the people to begin to look beyond the parochial visions and to think Continental is a you George Washington who showed us the virtue of the powerful being the servants of the people and not the other way around. Upon Washington's death. John Adams wrote his example is now and it will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens and men not only in the present age future generations as long as our history shall be. It was always he was America's wrong which our nation is America's real life super. So why do we honor and celebrate our veterans are milled. I pose this question to them.

We celebrate because they fought and stand ready to fight not just to defend us here.

Now the living but also for all future generations.

They defend are important traditions and customs that must go on.

If individual liberty is to go beyond our veterans because they signed on the dotted line to defend with their very lives, if necessary, the idea that as Abraham Lincoln said in his Gettysburg address government by the shall not perish from your and it is true that without American the world would be very, very dark place that the American soldier without our veterans civilization at least civilization as we know it would have perished the light of individual liberty would have long since been extinguished, is frequently been remarked, I told them that the words of Thomas Jefferson would mean little sort of George Washington stated. Similarly, all of the words, liberty, freedom and American exceptionalism would not be without the heroes of defendant every person joins the American Armed Forces takes that oath, and they become part of the long unbroken line of military service in America began George Washington to today. We can trace it all back to our real life super hero. George Washington special thanks to Monty Montgomery from losing the peace Hillsdale graduate program and a special thanks to Vince Benedetto who built the radio station forever in central Michigan visit Hillsdale College will be so impressed words of Thomas Jefferson little about the sword. George Washington, today we celebrate as Vince put the long unbroken line of civilian military service in her was defend freedom, not just here but across the globe on our Americans.

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Will there about history and today Faith brings us some long history from the state of Texas away from traveled much to Europe or any other country outside the US you'll see history dates from times like the 12th and 13th century soon becomes clear that actually young country in comparison with that being said, we owe much of our jurisprudence. That is our law systems to other countries and the people that came from them to the US adopted this common law when becoming its own country access was a bit different when they became a state. Because of the Spanish influence they had two other laws that the Spanish brought over to Texas greatly impacted women's rights and freedoms the time.

Unfortunately, not terribly long ago in our history that women could not own property or have any money in their own husband had debts to pay her taxes. The family's home could be taken within the wife and children, homeless and helpless to keep this from happening. The Spanish had brought with them their homestead exemption laws help us unpack this long history of homestead laws. If Dr. Jean Stuntz professor at West Texas A&M University starts back in Spain at the fall of the Roman Empire. There were gods who would come down from the Germany area and settled in the eye.

During Christian because of course the Roman Empire was officially Christian.

When the Roman empire fell these Visigoths were left pretty much unprotected and splintered into very small little kingdoms all over the place in the year 711 Muslims from northern Africa invaded Spain through the rock of Gibraltar and very quickly conquered all of these little scattered kingdoms because they couldn't work together to prevent it, and the Muslims went all the way up through Spain across France before they were finally stop 711. Well, people living in Spain were still Christian wanted to take their country back. Will these guys in Spain would go out and write the nearest Muslim settlement women for jewels whatever they can find.

Gradually the Christians took over more and more territory until we get to the time of Isabella when they completely conquer all of the Iberian penance was push the Muslims out now during this time. This seven centuries or so is when the Spanish legal system developed and there were towns in Spain entails.

It didn't really live out in the countryside. Artisans and craftsmen.

There might have in other parts of Europe just made anything themselves. So in Spain that developed this law. This tradition that the man was in debt, you could not take away the tools of his trade.

That is if he was a blacksmith. You could not take his amble and hammer to pay the taxes because in the raise the money to pay you. How could he may survive with his family. If you took away the tools of his trade. This became set in stone and Spanish law that matter how much a man owed you could not take his home. You could not take the tools of his trade. Because to do that would be a ruination for his family and that you would have to find some other way for him to pay his debt so that's in Spain and then we know that Columbus came over to the New World and discovered all the people living here already and Spanish gradually moved northward from Mexico and into Texas and so for the first hundred or so years of have documentation of life in Texas. It was Spanish and this homestead exemption as English-speaking people call it was recognizes something that worked pretty well and since a lot of the Anglos coming in Texas and left behind a lot of debts back where they came from.

They really liked the fact that their land and their cattle and their tools of their trade could not be taken from them to pay their debts.

So Texas public state. They adopted this homestead exemption is rule of law in Texas and this lasted up until the 20th century. Late 20th century when it was modified by the Texas legislature homestead exemption had not been put in place and what happened in the rest of what became the United States. The man got into too much that his land could be seized.

His house could be seized all of his property sees in the family would be turned out homeless and this affected women because married women were not allowed to own their own property under the common law, the states adopted the man gambled away his money. It was the women and children who suffer and of course women in those days had very little ways of earning money to support themselves and so the families would fall on desperate times indeed law the text Spanish is community property.

This is that whenever there's a husband and wife. Anything that is gained in the marriage is split equally between and this comes from Spain because again with all that sporadic fighting that was going on during those centuries, it became very important for women to have the ability to take care of themselves and especially as the Christian Spanish slowly took over more and more land had to get women to come settle in the new towns created. This was a dangerous area. There was still fighting going on, and so they had to offer the women more and more to get them to move into this dangerous area so they offer things like well if you moved to this town where going to give women even married women the right to own their own bakeries and the money that they make with their bakeries will belong to them and not their husbands and so some of you know that makes it worthwhile to move to a dangerous area and so like this happen in women getting more and more rights.

Throughout this reconquest of Spain and so they also developed the community property system where as I said anything that is gained during the marriage belongs to the husband and wife equally.

The rest of Europe. Everything belong to the husband, the wife owned nothing. She had no legal identity. She could not make a contract so she could not own a business, she couldn't work for anyone because the husband would own her wages, even women committing crimes. It was the husband who was punished so that was in the rest of Europe but in Spain, women had their own rights and responsibilities, and again this came to Texas when the Spanish came to Texas and it was such a good system for living on the frontier that the Texas legislature kind of thought you know maybe like this and so during the Republic even though they said in the law that they adopt the English common law oversight. None of the women still have the right to this property and what is really fun for historian, not probably for anybody else but when I was reading the minutes of the constitutional convention that would allow Texas to join United States in 1845.

A lot of these delegates were worried about the debts they had left behind in Georgia and Alabama and so forth.

When they moved to Texas. Texas was a different country so the people they owed money to could not touch them in Texas so Texas. They had been given all these huge tracts of land and they were no shading and they did not want those people back in Alabama and Georgia to come take their land to pay off their debts so there was a lot of hesitation about joining United States because of this that they did not want to lose their land. There was a lawyer and he became Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court will study Spanish law and he was at the convention and so he made the speech he says you know, if we adopt community property law like Spain had then they cannot take your land because half of the belongs to your wife and not so this hushed silence sort of fell over this convention of men were anxious to keep hold of their own property and they said you know that might work.

So the community property system to keep their land from going to the creditors really care about giving women extra rights or anything because this was the 1840s, and they didn't expect women to have the rights.if they adopted this community property system and their creditors could not take their land and so when Texas joined the United States in 1845 it was with community property firmly in place homestead exemption and community property laws vary state to state, and the laws originally brought the texts from the Spanish have been modified indifferently male lawmakers at the time were not too concerned about women's rights. We can see that these laws in particular greatly impacted women for years to come. And for that we can thank the Texans and a special thanks to Dr. Jean Stuntz from West Texas A&M University gave us the history of the story behind the story of where that law came from great storytelling. By the way, all of our stories about history are brought to us by the great folks at Hillsdale College story of the Texas homestead exemption laws here on our American story.

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