Whereas the purpose of American Pride Month is to celebrate, memorialize, and increase awareness of the monumental achievements of the United States of America and the countless number of patriots throughout her history which have made this Nation the last best hope of earth; Whereas President Ronald Reagan said in his farewell address to the Nation, we’ve got to teach history based not on what’s in fashion but what’s important; Whereas the purpose of American Pride Month is to bring American exceptionalism back into the spotlight and to teach our children what it means to be an American; Whereas we recognize the brave patriots of the American War of Independence and their courage in the fight for self-government; Whereas their sacrifices laid the groundwork for the prosperous Nation we have today; Whereas we recognize the Founding Fathers of our Nation and the Framers of the Constitution by which our country was founded; Whereas we recognize a Nation that fought a civil war to preserve its union and free four million Americans from the original sin of slavery; Whereas we recognize the sacrifices made of the American patriots who served in World War I; Whereas it was considered the war to end all wars, until the next one, when another generation of young men were called to serve and if necessary, lay down their lives to preserve freedom; Whereas we recognize the achievements made by the Greatest Generation during World War II, the efforts of brave American patriots across our country to mobilize the war effort, the struggle to free Europe from the fascist grip of Hitler, and war in the Pacific to defeat the Empire of Japan with the full might of the United States Military; Whereas we recognize the bold and daring American Astronauts who won the space race, walked on the moon, ended a Cold War, and the brilliant men and women of NASA who supported them