george washington wrote, our soldiers have been a week without food. they are naked and starving. we cannot enough admire their unshakable patience and loyalty. here's samuels, thousands of others left their bleeding footprints in the snow. in this war, the people of the new world won their independence. they joined hands and 13 colonies became the united states. then the people of the new republic began to build. together, they pioneered and together they made territories into states. by 1812, a wilderness was becoming a great nation. then came war. at lake erie, tyler thompson heard ethel curry's immortal words. we have met the enemy and they are ours. and in new orleans, when general jackson said, shall not sleep on our soil, thomas wilson was there. america began to build ships. then came 1861. the government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth. th with malice towards none, with charity for all. then america began to rebuild. ♪ i've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day ♪ >> hello boys. >> what's the matter, jim? you quitting? >> man, i'm going to cuba. >> cuba? >> yeah! with the 9th regiment unite