The Army ROTC Taught Me to Never Call Independence Day ‘The 4th of July’
The Army ROTC Taught Me to Never Call Independence Day ‘The 4th of July’ by David Gortler, Pharm. D at Brownstone Institute Most Americans think nothing of referring to our nation’s birthday as “the Fourth of July.” But I learned the hard way not to do that in my Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) days in college. I’ll never forget one of the times Sgt. Thayer, a regular Army soldier, decided to randomly quiz our ROTC squad on military regulation and history while we were in formation, following an early-morning inspection. One of the questions was: “What American holiday do we…
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