4 • July 3 - 4, 2020 OPINION By Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull On March 3, 1836, Colonel William Barret Travis, the Alamo Commander, wrote to Texas Governor Smith. He said, “...victory will cost the enemy so dear, that it will be worse for him than defeat.” In the predawn hours of Sunday, March 6, 1836, the soldiers of Mexican General Santa Anna, numbering in the thousands, made their final assault on the Alamo. They, overwhelming and killing every one of its 189 defenders. The prophetic words of Colonel Travis and the spirit of the Alamo manifested themselves, Kim Rohde Publisher (417) 872-2951 lkimrohde@yahoo.com Brenda Meadows Editor & Staff Writer (417) 231-7601 info@BransonGlobe.com David Stoltz News Correspondent (228) 355-2900 itcdls@gmail.com Gary Groman, a.k.a. 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I’m sure that there’s some of our good citizens or people that need community service could be recruited. Seems like the “powers that be” could find some way to Sam Houston, by over a two to one margin. Despite these odds, the Texas Army, inspired by the Alamo defenders’ sacrifice and shouting the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo,” defeated the Mexican army and captured Santa Anna. Gary Groman. (FILE) only 46 days after its fall, at the Battle of San Jacinto. Under Santa Anna, the Mexican army outnumbered the Texas army, under the command of General What is it about the Alamo that so inspired the Texas army at the Battle of San Jacinto and has touched the hearts and souls of generations since? What are we to remember? Was it their courage or that they spent their lives for a noble cause? Was it the fact that so few stood against so many for so long, that the defenders of the Alamo could have bransonglobe.com The American Spirit - Happy Birthday America! elected not to give their lives in a battle they knew they could not win, or a combination of these factors? History records that on the first day of the Siege of the Alamo, Santa Anna had the scarlet flag of “no quarter” run up on San Fernando Church within sight of the Alamo defenders. It meant surrender or die. Despite the odds against them, instead of submission, the answer was cannon fire from the Alamo defenders. Days into the siege, after receiving messages that no further help would be coming, Colonel SEE AMERICA, PAGE 14 SAVE the landfill from all the stuff that could be SAVED. These Green People should get a grip or take a look at what they preach. RECYCLE. #2 - Why did they close the Senior Golf course at the Senior Center? Does any of those people realize that some of the seniors go there for exercise and camaraderie? There’s a few that can’t afford $40 - $60 to play golf. Some of us that [are] on a limited income don’t have that kind of money. Even if they charged a SMALL amount. They want “clean” but what does that mean? When the landfill is full where does this stuff go that take years to decompose? Can’t we find a new way or place to leave our recycle? #3 - I realize that the tourists are the most important. What about the people that have been here for years? Seems like they don’t count. Remember we still pay taxes. I guess we don’t count. Marjorie Derry Hollister Editor, I would like to suggest that these BLM demonstrations (protests) have gotten out of hand. It seems to have become somewhat of a fad. So much so that we have individuals (MS Pittser and others) who are traveling from city to city creating as much unrest as possible. I would like to ask these individuals where they have been all these years.. I have lived in the area for eleven years and have never once entered Dixie Outfitters because of their display of the Confederate flag. There is nothing of racist Southern Heritage to be proud of. I have long wondered how the party of Abraham Lincoln became the official racist party in the United States. Witness the Presidential election of 2016 where virtually every state of the Confederacy (Texas. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, etc.) voted for a racist for President. And now everyone is climbing aboard to attract attention to themselves. SEE LETTERS, PAGE 5 @BransonGlobe BransonGlobe @BransonGlobe #Branson Globe
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