Through our history, there have been those among us rise up to pay the price of freedom. We know many of their names: men like George Washington, Patrick Henry; women like Betsy Ross and Dolly Madison. They and many others are the heroes of colonial America. But their courage was not unique. We must never forget their courage and selflessness. But for every name we know, there are countless unknown countrymen and women who defended freedom. Not all of them died for our cause, but all were willing to.