11/24/2023 0 Comments Perish in a sentence8, 1941, a large group of Navajo Indians saddled their horses, loaded their rifles and rode off their reservation to the nearest Army recruiting center. Recalling an episode from the Day after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, the piece started this way: In this moment of national trial, Stephen and his son Hugh published an op-ed piece in The Times-Picayune. Coincidentally, a month later, Stephen Ambrose and I, together with our Chairman, Boysie Bollinger, were getting ready for a press conference on the Museum’s decision to establish a new Center for the Study of the American Spirit. We all remember the shock, the fear, the anger-and then the overwhelming sense of national unity.Ī common sense of the American Spirit brought us together against a new enemy that attacked us with the intent of undermining our system of beliefs, our economic and democratic way of life. We don’t have to look back too far-to 9/11, 2001, when America was subject to a sneak kamikaze attack on the Twin Towers. Let’s take a look for evidence of this American Spirit when it has manifested itself in our country’s history-motivating us collectively, and as individuals. While there may be many different definitions of the American Spirit, raise your hand if you think this spirit can be found in our history-and still exists today. We are just two institutions among hundreds of thousands in our country that seem to recognize that spirit and draw upon it for inspiration. I’ve been invited to talk to you today on the subject of the American Spirit-which resonates with the core values and mission of The National World War II Museum, and, I believe, with those of JA. A dozen years after the opening of the institution that would become The National WWII Museum, President and CEO Nick Mueller spoke to a Junior Achievement Hall of Fame banquet on “ The American Spirit: What Does It Mean?” The talk on Madrew connections between the Museum’s mission and a continuing thread in our nation’s history – fierce defense of freedom and democratic institutions.
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