Of course, technically it was not the U.S. military but the
Continental Army and lots of state militias which won that for us

OzOne wrote:
That's right...and weren't the French that you 'hate' instrumental in
setting the colony free


Yep; particularly the French Navy.

FWIW I don't hate France or the French; but it's also a long standing
Amurrickunn tradition to make fun of them.
I mean, why not? They eat snails, care more about the names of their
wines than the names of their kids, and their women have more body
hair than the average Harley rider. But I still appreciate the cool
statue they gave us.




Prior to 1865, about 20% of the population were slaves... freedom for
them was won by the U.S. military

Depends on which US military you're talking about...the norther US or
the southern US


No, the only U.S. military in that war was on the Northern side.

DSK