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Offline Elderberry

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Texas Scorecard by Doug McDonald February 21, 2020

Remembering the sacrifice these heroes made in the winter of 1836 is the duty of all Texans.

One hundred eighty-four years have passed since the Alamo defenders gave their lives for Texas’ independence at the Battle of the Alamo. From the moment General Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Mexican Army arrived outside the mission walls, where the Alamo Plaza exists today, the Texan forces knew the sacrifice they had to make.

Their bravery in the face of certain death is why we, at Alamo Trust, work year-round to honor their memory and educate millions of visitors about why we remember the Alamo almost two centuries after the battle.

Our work culminates every year during Commemoration, February 22 through March 7 this year, where we provide the public with special events, tours, daily programming, and demonstrations to preserve the legacy of the defenders. We’re proud of our Commemoration programming and eager to share it with you.

Events like An Evening With Heroes, Never Surrender or Retreat, and The Immortal 32 Arrive bring history to life through multi-faceted, living history demonstrations. Interactive demonstrations like these help us understand the defenders not just as names in a history book, but real people who were just like us.

Alamo Trust is proud to partner with organizations like the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, The Grand Lodge of Texas, and the San Antonio Living History Association to tell and honor the amazing history of Texas. Events like Remember The Defenders and, my personal favorite, Dawn at the Alamo on March 6—attended last year by Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan—show the public how much the impact of the battle has had on Texas and the United States, and transformed the Western Hemisphere.

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Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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We need an overwhelming response on the primary ballot to leave the Alamo alone and don't make it a PC theater of the absurd like George P Bush is trying to do.
No punishment, in my opinion, is too great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin~  George Washington