Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then there's old Christ Church, located at the corner of Garden St. and Mass. Ave., close to where George Washington stationed his troops in 1775. Several feet underneath the church lie the remains of a patriot prisoner of war shot by the Redcoats. According to popular legend, "he comes up once in a while and blows out candles," says church archivist Donna LaRue...
...admitted that he had twice met Max Gomez, one of two Cuban Americans whom Hasenfus identified as CIA agents in charge of contra supply missions from El Salvador's Ilopango air base, from which the downed plane had flown. Bush called Gomez, whose real name is Felix Rodriguez, a "patriot" who was advising El Salvador in its war with Marxist guerrillas...
...robust health and considerable profits. And, yes, he has become a household name as the earnest TV pitchman for his company's cars. He is also the author of the best-selling autobiography ever (more than 5 million copies, hardcover and paperback, are in print) and a proud patriot who raised $277 million for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. But Iacocca has said he is "repulsed" by the world of politics and its "dirty tricks" and has often stated his resolve against seeking elective office. Nevertheless, this modern American folk hero has found himself...
...live in the greatest country on earth. If the people believe in our country and our fellow citizens, we can accomplish almost any worthy goal....I'm an unabashed patriot, and I'm proud of it," he writes...
...amount it receives in defense contracts: some $7.7 billion. In 1985 alone, $2.3 billion worth of defense-related business went to Raytheon, based in the Boston suburb of Lexington, where the shots heard round the world were fired. The ammunition they are firing today is more sophisticated: Patriot and Hawk air defense missiles for the Army, Sparrow air-to-air missiles for the Navy...