Patriot’s Day/Patriot Day

Who were our first patriots? What’s the difference in Patriot’s Day and Patriot Day? Who are patriots today?

Patriot or Patriots’ Day are easily confused. But both days remember the sacrifice of Americans caused by attacks on home soil. A few facts to understand the similarities and differences of both these historic experiences:

• The first, Patriots’ Day, happens the third week in April with reenactments and festivals remembering the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) in the American Revolution.Learn more here: http://www.paul-revere-heritage.com/frequently-asked-questions.html
• Patriots’ Day is a state holiday in Maine and Massachusetts, with Tennessee recently joining but only as a recognition of the day.
• Paul Revere rode from Boston to Lexington to warn of attack.
• Others rode with him and split off to warn others along the way: William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. Then as they warned folks along the way, those people also rode in many directions to sound the alarm for neighbors.
• General Cage, British commander, issued orders for the march to confiscate colonial weapons. See this link for more information: http://www.paul-revere-heritage.com/historic-documents.html
• Many indentured servants earned their freedom by enlisting as a Patriot in the American Revolution.
• Lose the “s” and September 11^th is titled Patriot Day as a national remembrance of the day thousands of people died in the terrorist attacks on the U.S.A.
• Patriot Day, September 11^th, is a Federal holiday while similarly named Patriots’ Day is not.
• American citizens should display their flag at half-staff on both dates. However, September 11^th includes a moment of silence observed at 8:46am Eastern —the time the first plane flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. To learn more: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/patriot-day
• Almost 3,000 people lost their lives during the terrorist attack on 9/11. Thousands more were injured.
• Both historic dates created heroism in Americans who did not think of themselves, rather they put themselves in harm’s way to save others.

When we observe either day, we can remember that, Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13, NIV

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