Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of men signed a document that could have gotten them killed. They signed it anyway. Today, we launch D.F.A. — to make sure the stories don't get lost.
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I spent twenty years in the Special Operations Community. Somewhere early on, I started writing things down. Not reports. Words. Wisdom. The things people said when they didn’t know anyone was keeping track. I didn’t know yet that I was collecting the raw material for something. I just knew it mattered.
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It started with three words, said quietly. Someone finally just looked up and said, low, almost to himself: “Damn fine American.” And then it moved around the room. No applause. No ceremony. Just a few words passed hand to hand like something sacred. I never forgot it.
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