Hamilton celebrates the Fourth
HAMILTON â Dressed as a colonial soldier Tom Frederick, commander of the Franklin R. Fee Post 467, in Hamilton delivered a brief history of flags before Saturdayâs Fourth of July parade. The history included the 48 star American flag and one that read âDont Give Up The Shipâ (originally with no apostrophe). Those words were first flown over naval Commodore Hazard Perryâs USS Lawrence in 1813 during a battle against the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Those words were first uttered by Navy Capt. James Lawrence commanding the USS Chesapeake during the War o...
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