George Washington: A True Hero

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A hero is someone who is willing to take risks for others,a hero is someone who won't stop at nothing to complete his or her goal, however I believe George Washington fits into every one of those characteristics.I believe George Washington was one of the United States greatest heroes by courageously fighting for independence so a new and independent country that now stands for freedom and justice could be born. George Washington was born in Westmoreland county,Virginia,on February 22, 1732, in that time, England still had control over the United States or as they called them the thirteen North American colonies.Yet during George Washington’s childhood, he believed in a free and independent country.During George’s childhood, he lived with a very wealthy family that cultivated tobacco and had owned many slaves, but George Washington was against slavery threw his whole life, but still owned many slaves during his years in Mount