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GAYS SERVING OPENLY IN THE MILITARY

CAN GAYS SERVING OPENLY IN THE ARMED FORCES HURT READINESS, LOWER MORALE & CAUSE TENSION AMONG TROOPS ~PERHAPS LEADING TO MORE CASUALITIES? (This Jersey Girl and Navy Veteran has an opinion which is all her own ~ at the bottom of this page. Love it or hate it, it is MY opinion as an AMERICAN, US NAVY VETERAN & my First Amendment right of Free Speech guaranteed under the US Constitution. To that end~ I welcome all opinions & promise to read them all, however; I will only respond to Veterans & current active duty Military Service personnel who actually are the only ones qualified and entitled to render their opinions on this particular matter! ~ JGT)

When I joined the military in 1979, it was illegal to serve if you were a homosexual, then came  “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” (1993-2011) when it was okay to serve as long as you didn’t tell anyone about it~ and now, (since 2011) it’s legal. Throughout its history, the US Military has had an inconsistent policy when it came to homosexuals in the military.  Here’s a brief history lesson courtesy of About.com. ~ JGT

Prior to World War II, there was no written policy barring homosexuals from serving, although sodomy was considered a crime by military law under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) ever since Revolutionary War times. In 1778, Lieutenant Gotthold Frederick Enslin became the first soldier to be drummed out of the Continental Army for sodomy. During World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, the military defined homosexuality as a mental defect, and officially barred homosexuals from serving based on medical criteria. However, when personnel needs increased due to combat, the military developed a habit of relaxing its screening criteria. Many homosexual men and women serviced honorably during these conflicts. Unfortunately, these periods were short-lived. As soon as the need for combat personnel decreased, the military would involuntarily discharge them. It wasn’t until 1982 that the Department of Defense officially put in writing that “homosexuality was incompatible with military service,” when they published a DOD directive stating such. According to a 1992 report by the Government Accounting Office, nearly 17,000 men and women were discharged under this new directive during the 1980s. By the end of that decade, reversing the military’s policy was emerging as a priority for advocates of gay and lesbian civil rights. Several lesbian and gay male members of the military came out publicly and vigorously challenged their discharges through the legal system.

By the beginning of 1993, it appeared that the military’s ban on gay personnel would soon be overturned.  President Clinton announced that he intended to keep his campaign promise by eliminating military discrimination based on sexual orientation.  But, this didn’t sit well with the Republican-controlled Congress. Congressional leaders threatened to pass legislation that would bar homosexuals from serving, if Clinton issued an executive order changing the policy.  After lengthy public debate and congressional hearings, the President and Senator Sam Nunn, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reached a compromise which they labeled Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue. Under its terms, military personnel would not be asked about their sexual orientation and would not be discharged simply for being gay. However having sexual relations, or displaying romantic overtures with members of the same sex, or telling anyone about their sexual orientation is considered “homosexual conduct” under the policy and is a basis for involuntary discharge. This is now known as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, and is the current Department of Defense Policy. (Proponents of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeatedly claimed that open service would undermine the unit cohesion and readiness of the U.S. military. DADT was Repealed September 20, 2011~ JGT)

As a 12 year veteran of the U.S. Navy and wife of a retired veteran, I can only sympathize with the current environment of the active duty soldier & sailor dilemma regarding homosexuals serving in the military. I was personally propositioned several times while living in the barracks at US Naval Air Station, Bermuda in the early 1980’s. After sharing open showers & other personal spaces with my friends & dozens of my other Navy female peers~ I was disgusted by those propositions, ALL of which came from young women I had trusted & believed to be heterosexual. I never reported the offenses even though at the time, homosexuals were being discharged from the military. I have had many friendships with both male & female homosexuals though the years including a few family members. I have no problem with their chosen lifestyle as long as it’s not thrown in my face or I am made to silence my own Christian Religious beliefs on the matter. However; in MY opinion~ outwardly & obviously gay individuals serving in the military disrupt the absolute necessity for bonding & comradely of ALL troops most ESPECIALLY when serving in any hostile environment or combat zone. ~ JGT

ASH WEDNESDAY

I was raised Presbyterian by a Roman Catholic mother & Protestant father who believed that we should definitely attend Sunday School as children,  but that it was wiser to let my brother & me make our own decisions as to which faith we would eventually embrace as adults. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lenten discipline for observant Christians & especially Catholics. It is traditionally a time of fasting and prayer in preparation for receiving or reaffirming baptism at Easter. For some Christians, Lent is a time to think about one’s life choices and mortality, as well as reflect on life directions. It serves as a wakeup call for some Christians. There are also those who choose this time of the year to donate to charities or take part in charity events as a way to get close to God. For all my friends & family who celebrate this day, & especially for those that don’t ~ God Bless You All! ~JGT  

WHAT IS ASH WEDNESDAY? Excerpted from: Catholic Online:

Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the Christian calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer.  Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.  Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person’s forehead, he speaks the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Alternatively, the priest may speak the words, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” The Ashes also symbolize grief, in this case, grief that we have sinned and caused division from God. Many Catholics believe that the wearing of ashes is a sign of penance. Priests administer ashes during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of penance. Even non-Christians and the excommunicated are welcome to receive the ashes. The ashes are made from blessed palm branches, taken from the previous year’s palm Sunday Mass.

It is important to remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of penitential prayer and fasting. Some faithful take the rest of the day off work and remain home. It is generally inappropriate to dine out, to shop, or to go about in public after receiving the ashes. Feasting is highly inappropriate. Small children, the elderly and sick are exempt from this observance.

It is not required that a person wear the ashes for the rest of the day, and they may be washed off after Mass. However, many people keep the ashes as a reminder until the evening. Recently, movements have developed that involve pastors distributing ashes to passersby in public places. This isn’t considered taboo, but Catholics should know this practice is distinctly Protestant. Observant Catholics should always receive ashes within the context of Mass. However; Priests are allowed to deliver ashes to those who are sick or shut-in.

 

I AM STILL HERE

I stood by you, near your bed last night,

I came to have a peep.

I could see that you were crying,

you found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly,

as you brushed away a tear,

“It’s me,” I said, “I haven’t left you,

I’m well. I’m fine. I’m still here.”

I was close to you at breakfast,

I watched you pour the tea.

You were thinking of the many times,

your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the store today,

Your arms were getting sore.

I longed to take your heavy bags,

I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today,

You tend it with such care.

I want to reassure you,

that I’m not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house,

as you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my paw on you,

I smiled and said, “It’s me.”

You looked so very tired,

as you sank into a chair.

I tried so hard to let you know,

that I was standing there.

It’s possible for me to be,

so near you every day –

 to say to you with certainty,

“I never went away.”

You sat there very quietly,

then smiled – I think you knew.

In the stillness of that evening,

I was very close to you.

The day is over now,

I smile as I watch you yawn.

“Goodnight, God bless, my Friend,

I’ll see you in the morning.”

And when the time is right for you,

to cross the brief divide,

I’ll rush across to greet you,

and we’ll stand there, side by side.

I have so many things to show you,

there is so much for you to see.

 Be patient, live your journey out,

then come home and spend ~eternity with me.

~ Author Unknown~

 

SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT

The following was written by a dear friend of mine, whom I have known since my U.S. Navy days ~ way back when our country really was GREAT & then President Ronald Reagan led the American People with strength and our Military respectfully as Commander in Chief.  Then President Reagan, vowed to destroy the “Evil Empire” (referring of course, to the Iron Curtain countries) and low & behold~ the Berlin Wall came down & the Soviet Union was abolished by 1989. Indeed, with regard to his “Peace through Strength” doctrine, President Reagan responded to the Iranian attack on the USS Samuel B. Roberts, sailing in open waters of the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988 with his approval of “Operation Praying Mantis“.

Mr. Reagan said, “They must know that we will protect our ships, and if they threaten us, they will pay a price.”

Operation Praying Mantis remains the largest surface battle engaged in by the U.S. Navy since World War II, and its outcome was decisive. According to official reports released afterward, using a combination of anti-ship missiles, naval gunfire, and aircraft launched from several ships, including the aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise, the Navy destroyed 2 oil platforms used by Iran for intelligence collection, sank 4 small Iranian Navy boats, sank an Iranian frigate, and severely damaged another Iranian warship.

But that was all on April 18, 1988. Back when the United States believed in delivering swift, decisive responses to enemy provocations. ~ JGT

FACEBOOK POST: February 16, 2017 by John M. Grashof, SMC, USN-Retired

What a bunch of crap. We get a guy in the white house who wants to do the right thing………and he gets attacked from all sides. Be it popular vote, electoral vote………..Trump won. He wants what the voters wanted. A wall. Keep possible terrorists out of the country. A better health plan that benefits EVERYONE. Better care for Veterans. Better jobs. Better pay. A fair trade deal with our trading partners, a stronger military……..The side show is the media, congress and the senate. The idiots in congress and senate say “We were here before he got here, and will be here after he leaves”………I get it. Checks and balances. But my gawd………….if its a good deal, makes sense, helps our economy, helps job growth, and is nothing but positive………..then for crying out loud…………..either reconsider your vote for scumbags like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and all the other dopes that do nothing but hinder progress………..and make your voice heard loud and strong. TRUMP COULD CARE LESS ABOUT ANY RICHES HE GETS FROM HIS ELECTION. HE RAN BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE COULD DO SOME GOOD……………Both parties are up in arms over Trumps decisions to date. Keep in mind. Not every senator, not every congressman are playing with a full deck. Trump admonished both senate and congress as being “DO NOTHINGS”……..He is right !!!!!!! They don’t do squat !!!! To them, its a lifelong career…….Its a good ole boy organization…….

I implore all those, that take sides in this political forum, go back some years and understand what this country is about………..and understand what has taken place to undermine our political system. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. God in our schools is right.. God out of our schools is wrong…….5 signs to say where one can pee is wrong, 2 signs to say where one can pee is right.

The sanctitity of the police in our society and what they stand for is good……..the notion that they are our enemies is bad.

The USA religion: Its Christianity. Our language is English. Abide, or feel free to find a better place to speak your language or practice your religion……..Why do the majority of this country have to cowtow to the minority ? …………What happened that the majority have to feel oppressed over their beliefs, and this “feel good society” has taken the front seat ? Seriously, whose toes are we stepping on ?………..Go to Iran, go to the majority of the middle east countries and practice your religion, your rights your beliefs as you do here in the USA and see what happens.

Back to Trump. He doesn’t need this headache. Guaranteed. He doesn’t. He has ALL he needs. He’s merely trying to do the right thing. Make America Great Again. Notice, there is no “Apology Tour” ?………He actually feels America is a great country. He said he would do what the voters wanted him to do…….but he has to deal with the “SWAMP”……..He is right !!! Washington is the Swamp !…….

He irks the GOP as well as the Dems. Its a power struggle.

This nation is divided. For sure. Over ideology. Over lots of stuff.

I know that a president cannot simply rule based on executive orders. Its not what our nation was built on. We need congress and the senate to play fair with the president. I’m not seeing this. What I’m seeing is many playing a power play……which may or may not be to the betterment of our country…..

In closing, please pray in earnest for this president. Please pray in earnest for this country. We are a diverse nation, many backgrounds, many various beliefs, etc……but, I believe this country has a guy in office right now who wants nothing but the best for this country……..Give Him the Support that he needs. He is less than 30 days in office and has been thru the ringer. Cut him some slack……..Pray for him that he sees his way thru the mud and slime and can make good on his promises.

 

Thanks, John;  for allowing me to post your patriotic opinion on my website. Affectionately, Dorian~

VIDEO RUSSIAN TO JUDGMENT Evidence against Trump elusive despite 9 collusion probes

I will never understand why the American MSM is ignoring these important & disturbing US Government Investigations in lieu of insulting our President, Donald J. Trump for ridiculous & unfounded allegations invented by Liberal & Socialist sore-losers in the Democratic Party & their minions at main stream media outlets like ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, the NY Times, Washington Post, & many on-line outlets including Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc…. As a Christian, American, Veteran, Baby Boomer & Jersey Girl ~ if anyone can explain to me “why”, please feel free to try. ~ JGT

THE HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY

 THE HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY ~ by Dorian F. Howard© (Jersey Girl & U.S. Navy Veteran)

Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the thDG2GUUZ6Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. It started as an event to honor Union soldiers, who had died during the American Civil War and was declared that Decoration Day should be observed yearly on May 30th. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. The current name for this day, Memorial Day, did not come into use until after World War II. The first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery,** across the Potomac from Washington DC.  The ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. After speeches, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves, reciting prayers and singing hymns.

NOTE**Arlington was for many years the estate of Colonel Robert E. Lee. At the onset of the Civil War, after first refusing the command of all Union forces, he volunteered his services to the Confederate Army. During the course of the war, his former estate was seized by the Union Army, which made it a headquarters. In 1864, with Union dead piling up throughout the Washington area, the search for a suitable site for a military cemetery resulted in a recommendation that Lee’s former estate be converted to a burial ground. Out of the death and destruction of the Civil War, was born Arlington National Cemetery.

By the end of the 19th century, Memorial Day ceremonies were being held on May 30 throughout the nation. State legislatures passed proclamations designating the day, and the Army and Navy adopted regulations for proper observance at their facilities. It was not until after World War I, however, that the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still often called Decoration Day. It was then also placed on the last Monday in May, as were some other federal holidays.

Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used to be held on May 30, regardless of the day of the week, on which it fell. In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed as part of a move to use federal holidays to create three-day weekends. This meant that that, from 1971, Memorial Day holiday has been officially observed on the last Monday in May. However, it took a longer period for all American states to recognize the new date.

To ensure the sacrifices of America’s fallen heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,” P.L. 106-579, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. The commission’s charter is to “encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity” by encouraging and coordinating commemorations in the United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance.

thXTV02NDRThe National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.  As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada states: “It’s a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day.”

“Changing the date of Memorial Day merely to create a 3 day weekend has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt this has greatly contributed to the general public’s nonchalant observance of Memorial Day.” ~ VFW 2002 Memorial Day Address.

Memorial Day has become less of an occasion of remembrance. Many people choose to hold picnics, sports events and family gatherings on this weekend. This day is traditionally seen as the start of the summer season for cultural events. For the fashion conscious, it is seen as acceptable to wear white clothing, particularly shoes from Memorial Day until Labor Day. However, fewer and fewer people follow this rule and many wear white clothing throughout the year.

It is traditional to fly the flag of the United States at half mast from dawn until noon. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries. Memorial Day used to be a solemn day of mourning, a sacred day of remembrance to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Businesses closed for the day. Towns held parades honoring the fallen, the parade routes often times ending at a local cemetery, where Memorial Day speeches were given and prayers offered up. People took the time that day to clean and decorate with flowers and flags the graves of those the fell in service to their country. We need to remember with sincere respect those who paid the price for our freedoms; we need to keep in sacred remembrance those who died serving their country. We need to never let them be forgotten. However, over the years the original meaning and spirit of Memorial Day has faded from the public consciousness. I consider it to be a national day of mourning. Do you?

On Memorial Day we need to stop and pay with sincere conviction our respects for those who died protecting and preserving the freedoms we enjoy, for we owe those honored dead more than we can ever repay. How many graves of our fallen do we in America leave dishonored by leaving their resting places forgotten and neglected? Unfortunately, when Congress made Memorial day into a mandatory three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 – 363), it made it all the easier for us to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day.

However, during their 2010 legislative session, the State of New Jersey passed legislation urging congress to Restore Memorial Day to its original observance day of May 30th.   Their bill is SR17. Thank you New Jersey. You make this Jersey Girl and U.S. Navy Veteran very proud! ~ JGT

In my opinion as well as those of others; in order to keep the number of three day Federal Holidays the same, Armed Forces day, the third weekend of every May, could easily become a three-day holiday. On that holiday we can celebrate our freedoms won and maintained by our Armed Forces – a three-day holiday to focus on our active duty men and women in uniform and to expressively show them our love and support.

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS

~ By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872 – 1918)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved: and now we lie
In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields…. 

Composed at the battlefront on May 3, 1915
during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

 

 

 

 

DEMOCRATS PUT BOTH FEET IN THEIR MOUTH!

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FRAUD! Michelle Obama’s Mom Will Receive HUGE Taxpayer Funded Pension FOREVER Just For Doing What Americans Do For Free EVERY DAY!!!

Here’s a perfect example of taxpayer dollars being spent on “freeloaders”! I am reposting this for ALL the liberal naysayers & anarchists living on a cloud here in America & though out the world!

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I haven’t fact-checked this story yet but if it is true~ I believe it really is time for a second American Revolution! The very idea that anyone who babysits for their own grandchildren for 8 years while their parents lived at tax-payer expense~ in the White House should receive a government  pension at the additional expense of American Taxpayers is appalling! Who the hell came up with the figure of $160,000? Who the hell decided that this was to be paid for by the American People? Granny Robinson should be paid a pension by HER daughter, Michelle & son-in-law, Barack! NOT THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER!  In my opinion, it is long past time for ‘legal’ Americans to do whatever tit takes to help drain the swamp of corrupt Washington DC & all corrupt Politicians!  ~JGT

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A History of the New Year

A Move from March to January by Borgna Brunner

The celebration of the new year on January 1st is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the NewYearsEvevernal equinox in mid-March. A variety of other dates tied to the seasons were also used by various ancient cultures. The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year with the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated it on the winter solstice.

Early Roman Calendar: March 1st Rings in the New Year

The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still reflected in some of the names of the months. September through December, our ninth through twelfth months, were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth months (septem is Latin for “seven,” octo is “eight,” novem is “nine,” and decem is “ten.”

January Joins the Calendar

The first time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February.) The new year was moved from March to January because that was the beginning of the civil year, the month that the two newly elected Roman consuls—the highest officials in the Roman republic—began their one-year tenure. But this new year date was not always strictly and widely observed, and the new year was still sometimes celebrated on March 1.

Julian Calendar: January 1st Officially Instituted as the New Year

In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new, solar-based calendar that was a vast improvement on the ancient Roman calendar, which was a lunar system that had become wildly inaccurate over the years. The Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world, January 1 became the consistently observed start of the new year.

Middle Ages: January 1st Abolished

In medieval Europe, however, the celebrations accompanying the new year were considered pagan and unchristian like, and in 567 the Council of Tours abolished January 1 as the beginning of the year. At various times and in various places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.

Gregorian Calendar: January 1st Restored

In 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1 as new year’s day. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only gradually adopted among Protestant countries. The British, for example, did not adopt the reformed calendar until 1752. Until then, the British Empire —and their American colonies— still celebrated the new year in March.

Article written by: Borgna Brunner & Reprinted Courtesy of  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/newyearhistory.html

I’d like to wish a very Happy New Year to ALL of my brother & sister Military Veterans & those brave Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, Coast & National Guard personnel currently serving on Active Duty around the world!  God Bless You ALL & Thank You for Your Service to our Country! ~JGT

Christmas 1776 – The Battle of Trenton

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Christmas of 1776 marked the first major victory for the Continental Army.  Several months earlier, General Washington’s troops lost New York City to the British and eventually retreated south.  The British army chased the Americans through New Jersey and Delaware en route to Philadelphia, the Continental capital.  The situation was made even more dire by the prospect of a vastly reduced number of Continental troops after December 31, when enlistments were due to expire.

In early December the Continental Army crossed the Delaware and destroyed or captured all watercraft for a 75-mile stretch along the river to deter the British from crossing.  The British leaders evidently thought the Continental Army was no threat, and General Howe decided to move his men into winter quarters in Trenton, Pennington and Bordentown, New Jersey, with a base of operations in Brunswick.

Washington decided to make a bold move and attack Trenton, where Hessian troops were wintering.  On December 25, the Americans formed into three divisions and were to cross the river at three separate locations once night fell.  Washington personally led one division.  The weather was poor.  Ice chunks were floating in the river, and the falling snow soon turned to sleet and hail driven by a bitterly cold wind.  Once the troops – many lacking warm winter clothing and shoes – crossed the river, they marched nine miles to the town of Trenton.  The Hessian soldiers were celebrating Christmas in a traditional German style, never expecting an attack on the morning of December 26.

The Continental Army’s overwhelming victory at Trenton had several important consequences.  The Americans managed to capture more than 900 men and their weapons and accouterments, and lost only two soldiers.  British General Howe was so stunned by the outcome of Trenton that he sent for General Cornwallis, who was about to board a ship for England, to return to New Jersey to command the army.  For the American cause, Trenton was a great morale booster, and General Washington became an overnight hero! 

Article courtesy of http://www.historyisfun.org/blog/christmas-1776/