What Are Spartans of Vigilance? And, Where Did The Words Come From?
The words, Unified, In Death And Life! were distilled with the help of Joseph “Skip” Hamilton Jr., from a epithet written nearly 2,500 years by the Greek poet Simonides to honor the Battle of Thermopylae. Simonides immortalized three-hundred Spartans who died protecting their fellow citizens from the terrorist attacks of a reported 250,000 Persians seeking to destroy the Greek way of life in 480 B.C. Ironically, Greece was the seat of modern democracy. They were essentially our great grandfathers of peace and freedom. The three-hundred Spartans sent to hold back the hordes of Persians, died valiantly so thousands more could live. Simonides, the Greek poet, wrote about their heroism. He made them living sentinels through his words, vigilant guardians ready to rise up to defend Greece against other Terrorists in the future. His story is a lesson. It tells us we can choose to not bury the memories of the Fallen as victims, but instead, elevate them to immortal sentinels” who keep a watchf
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