Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s August 19, 1812. I’m with Captain Isaac Hull on the 44-gun frigate USS Constitution. We’re in a battle against the British frigate Guerriere.
JG: “Captain Hull, can your ship survive this attack? We’re so close.”
IH: “Look, John. Hey, did you see that British cannonball just bounce off our oak sides? We call this lady “Old Ironsides,” and just like America, she’ll never sink! We shall prevail!”
Old Ironsides and America did prevail. We won the war of 1812, and we continued to spread the American dream throughout the land.
Read more about Captain Isaac Hull and the USS Constitution vs. the HMS Guerriere.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
