Disguised as a dutchman penetrated enemy lines. eventually he was discovered and marked for death. eyewitnesses have written on captain hale's courage and calm demeanor as he approached the gallows. he didn't shrink or offer to change sides. his cause was worth dying for. since the revolution, our american forces carry on this tradition of duty and country, the courage and fidelity to an idea, wars in iraq, afghanistan and the unknown places have given and taken our best. in 1945, after world war ii, 169 years after hale's execution, general george patton reminded us of how we should regard ha...