What Is Shaping American Heritage

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“It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind,” Branch Rickey. When I look back at America today I see different ways that American Heritage has been shaped through conflict. Conflicts like, 9/11, WWI and II, The Korean War, Vietnam, and The Cold War; But even through these conflicts we have grown into a stronger nation, coming together in a time of need. Without these events in history, we would not be the country we are today. Even through conflicts we grow stronger. As Ronald Reagan once said, “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” WWII was one of the biggest wars the U.S ever fought in. Over four hundred thousand American soldiers lost their lives