The price of freedom is paid with the blood of patriots. In December 1777, General George Washington made his winter camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The British army, under General Howe, was only eighteen miles away in Philadelphia. Washington had a problem. Many of his men have signed up to fight for nine months, and now those enlistments are coming to an end soon. The question for Washington is how will he get his men to re-enlist. For me, I must decide if I should quit or if I should re-enlist. After a long, hard thought, my decision to whether re-enlist or quit comes to a conclusion. I will re-enlist for three reasons: the need for healthy men, support from Congress and out of all things, I’m not a summer soldier.
The first reason I will re-enlist is healthy men are needed. In Document A, Winter Quarters, the statistics claim that in December 1777 nearly 3,000 men suffered from illness at Valley Forge. Within a few …show more content…
Document D, The American Crisis by Thomas Paine, is a publication which was read aloud to all of us soldiers. This speech was meant to persuade us into re-enlisting for another term in the war. This speech included many clauses that were powerful in many ways, along with valuable life lessons. In one sentence, this essay means that we should not give up in the hardest conflicts of life, for we do not value “what we obtain too cheap.” Furthermore, as Paine had written, “..if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.” I will fight for this very reason. I will fight for my freedom...freedom from Britain and its tyranny. I will not quit when the going gets tough, I will fight back because I’m not a summer soldier.
Although many of my fellow men will decide not to re-enlist, I will not treat them as traitors. However, I will not quit until freedom has rung and if Washington has not quit on us and freedom, I