Missouri Senator #EricSchmitt just declared that America is “ours and only ours,” framing the nation as the birthright of white descendants of pilgrims, pioneers, and settlers. He invoked Valley Forge, Plymouth, and frontier battles to argue that the U.S. belongs only to “us” and warned that if “we disappear, then America, too, will cease to exist.” This rhetoric ignores the millions of Black, Latino, Asian, and Native Americans who built and defended this country, from enslaved Africans who fue

42K views · 121 reactions | Consider a visit to Perryville, Missouri, where a farmer donated land and money to build a full-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. | Living St. Louis | Nine PBS | Facebook

Grab a tissue and get ready to beam with American pride. Veterans and families from all over the state visited the National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, Missouri on Sunday. They also wrote messages on the wall’s foundation before it is encased in granite. They shared stories, shed tears and remembered lives. Just watch…and visit the wall. #ThankAVeteran #VisitTheWall #PerryvilleMO #LiveWellBankWell | The Bank of Missouri

Total solar eclipse from Perryville, Missouri. Listen to the end of the video, when a nearby kid yells out that its the end of the world! | Iowa Road Trip