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At dawn, the Redcoats approached Lexington Common. An advance guard of the British faced off against the militiamen. Parker was later reported to have said: Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. That first shot was fired, and when it was all over eight militiamen were killed, including John Parker’s cousin Jonas Parker. Ten Americans and one British soldier were wounded. The outnumbered militia fell back, and the British regulars marched on to Concord.
Today, America faces a new threat and the time for American Patriots willing to step forward to defend her against this threat is just as necessary, and yes just as desperate as it was during our revolution against British rule. And “desperate times do indeed call for desperate measures.”
Del Wilber is a former CIA and Department of Defense Intelligence and Counterterrorism Officer.