US Army's 250th: True Blue Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice
Celebrating Flag Day and using George Washington's words to extol the virtues behind the nation's colors
In my previous two articles I have revealed the virtues that the Continental Congress assigned to the colors red and white. Today, I want to share the virtues behind color blue: vigilance, justice and perseverance.
Vigilance was more than an inspiring virtue to George Washington. Vigilance was a critical tactic. He taught his men to always have guards in front and back and on both sides whether they were marching or living in tents in a camp. In this way, they practiced vigilance. Vigilance was so important that the success of the revolution depended upon it.
Washington also often focused on justice, another definition for the color blue. Washington embraced the justice of their cause, especially when he was living under a dark cloud of circumstances in December 1776.
Though he'd lost the state of New York to the British military and his men's enlistments were about to expire, Washington told his brother that he had not given up hope but feared they were living under a cloud for the moment. Two weeks the cloud cover broke. Washington led his men by crossing the Delaware River and defeating the enemy at the Battle of Trenton.
Likewise perseverance, the third virtue assigned to blue, was important to Washington. The entire war was eight years of persevering and not giving up the fight. At the war's end, General Washington credited the preservation of the US Army to their perseverance guided by the hand of Providence.
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