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Daniel Boone

There was a man with integrity that nobody can impugn. The man who I'm speaking of was Daniel Boone. This man was truly a great pioneer. He lived a long life, nearly 86 years. People are amazed by the incredible feats that he did. In 1756, he married Rebecca Bryan and had ten kids. As a young man, he served with the British military during the French and Indian war. In July of 1776, he rescued his daughter and two other girls from Indian captors. Sadly, the Shawnees shot and killed his brother Ned. They thought they shot Daniel and that he was dead. Boone was elected to the Virginia Legislature in 1781. During an Indian attack, he lost another brother and Israel, his son. He founded the town of Boonesborough in Kentucky. When it came to having this frontiersman, we were lucky. Boone went on to live until 1820. People owed this true hero plenty.

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Date: 8/10/2012 11:42:00 AM
Randy I like this a lot, it reminds us of the fact there are no more like him...David
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