Irony
November 7, 2009 at 2:14 pm | In History, Human Interest | Leave a CommentPresident Obama has made General Casimir Pulaski, a Pole who fought for us in the Revolutionary War, an honorary citizen of the United States. In other words, a man who fought for our freedom has been honored by a man who is trying to take it away.
Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as yet-unborn United States.
President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the Senate and the House that made Pulaski an honorary citizen.
Pulaski’s contribution to the American colonies’ effort to leave the British Empire began with a flourish. He wrote a letter to Gen. George Washington, the Revolution’s leader, with the declaration: “I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it.”
Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary US citizen – Yahoo! News
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