One Unsung Hero

“One Unsung Hero”

Our history books are literally packed with people who we’ve studied about – the heroes of our history. But there are many who did great and amazing things, but never made it to our history books.

We all know the name, Paul Revere. He was a great patriot and certainly played a big part in America winning its freedom. But what we remember most about Paul Revere was his famous midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming. On that night of April 27, 1777, a message was sent that the British army had made a surprise attack into Connecticut and they had burned the city of Danbury, and now they were on the move with more destruction in mind. When the news was received of their attack, Paul Revere and other volunteers mounted their fastest horses and rode throughout the countryside calling the local militia to prepare for battle – “The British are coming! The British are coming!

Now, we all know this. But what you may not know is that only after about ten miles of riding, near the town of Lexington, Paul Revere was captured by British forces. So, if Paul Revere was captured, who else warned the people that the British were coming?

Well, there was another rider – a sixteen-year-old – who rode throughout the countryside all night long, pausing only long enough at each farm to warn of the coming British attack. All night long, over forty miles – and the warnings worked. The colonist mustered together enough of their militia to not only stop the British attack; they actually drove them back to their ships in defeat.

But just who was this unknown rider? Who was this teenager who covered more ground that night than Paul Revere? Her name was Sybil Ludington – yep, a girl. Some of the great unsung heroes in our American history are girls!

I am a story teller. Since 1998, I have been telling the true stories of our nation and those Americans gone before us.  To say the least, these stories have been well received by Americans, both young and old.  So, here’s where the stories have taken me.  In 1998, I was broadcasting my stories on just one radio station in Washington State.  Today, from Texas 15 years later, these programs are now broadcast through a syndicated radio network to over 400 radio stations all across America, with literally millions of listeners.