A Hero Of The American Revolution A Hero of the American
Revolution by Pastor Don Elmore During the days of the American
Revolution, the names of the heroes, on both sides, are well
known. From the text-books in the schools to movies to TV-
documentaries the names of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Robert Morris,
John Adams, etc., are constantly put before the minds of the
Americans. In all of my years in school and later in personal
study, I never came across the name of the person who is
considered as one of the most important men in the battle for
America’s Freedom: “a hero of the American Revolution” until
recently. This person has not been one who has gained the
limelight of the media—in fact, the media has shied away from
acknowledging this otherwise famous person. Why? Who was this
very important person—who many say that the Revolutionary War
could not and would not have been fought without his help? After
a couple of failed attempts to raise a monumen