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The Henry Bowman Brigade
by Henry Bowman - Posted: 08.09.00
In response to an increasing number of requests for information about the Brigade, I offer the following. Only a little reading between the lines will be necessary.
The Henry Bowman Brigade takes its name from the lead character in the novel Unintended Consequences by John Ross. If you have not as yet read this magnum opus, do so at the earliest opportunity. Don't borrow the book from a friend; buy your own copy. Not only will you want to own it after you've finished reading it for the first time, but authors of Mr. Ross' caliber (pun intended) need to be supported in every way possible. I should add that the concept for the Brigade is mine alone. John Ross is not in any way connected with it, although his involvement would certainly be welcome at any time.
The Mission Statement is my own creation also. I personally believe that there is nothing in it that Henry might not have written himself. In fact, it is because I feel such a personal affinity for this character that I have taken his name for my 'nom de plume'.
As I have indicated in previous writings for various web pages, there are no requirements for membership other than sharing a common set of values as indicated in the Mission Statement (see below). Wallet I.D. cards, shoulder patches, window decals, etc. are specifically to be avoided. If anyone approaches you with any of these items for sale, you should go to condition yellow.
As I conceive the Brigade, its greatest strength lies in its anonymity, in the same way that a few people carrying concealed makes everybody safer, because the "bad guys" don't know exactly WHO is carrying. If you find that you're in tune with the values of the Brigade, simply start singing your submitted materials to any and all publishers (web pages such as this one, letters to the Editor of your local paper, etc.) with the honorific "Member, the Henry Bowman Brigade". (See earlier submissions to this web page by John Galt and Henrietta Bowman.) Let the anti-gun wackos go nuts trying to track down our little bit of smoke on the wind!
The ultimate purpose of the Brigade is to serve as a "fifth column", only this time on the side of the land being occupied, . . . our land. As I've recently stated in a short note to another Brigade member, the forces of evil will never be able to know for certain who stands against them when the SHTF. But they WILL know that anyone who appears to be a hard-working, tax-paying, country-loving, flag-saluting citizen MIGHT be a member of the Brigade. This should give them cause to reflect; as Dr. Samuel Johnson once remarked, "the prospect of one's imminent demise focuses the mind wonderfully."
To repeat, the strength of this group lies in its lack of structure. There is no chain of command, no management tree. When your house is on fire, you don't need someone from a higher place in an artificial pecking order to tell you to get the hell out of the building!
Henry Bowman
Mission Statement
of the
Henry Bowman Brigade
The Henry Bowman Brigade consists of a small group of people nationwide that has collectively reached its outrage tolerance limit with regard to the state of affairs in our country, the corruption of our government, and the degradation of our citizenry.
We have come together to say "no more; this far and no further" to those who would destroy our great nation and the values which gave it birth. We have come together to pledge ourselves and all that we have to reversing the many destructive trends evident today in our schools, public institutions, governmental divisions and the fabric of social intercourse in our society.
We have come together to say that we will pay any price, including the highest price, to make our country again into what it used to be, because we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees, perish rather than live as slaves.
Finally, we have come together to warn those who would hold cheap our values, our estates and our lives . They will be judged by their own standard, and measured with their own yardstick . We will repay eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, and life for life.
God Bless the United States of America
Long Live the Republic
The Henry Bowman Brigade
by Henry Bowman - Posted: 08.09.00
In response to an increasing number of requests for information about the Brigade, I offer the following. Only a little reading between the lines will be necessary.
The Henry Bowman Brigade takes its name from the lead character in the novel Unintended Consequences by John Ross. If you have not as yet read this magnum opus, do so at the earliest opportunity. Don't borrow the book from a friend; buy your own copy. Not only will you want to own it after you've finished reading it for the first time, but authors of Mr. Ross' caliber (pun intended) need to be supported in every way possible. I should add that the concept for the Brigade is mine alone. John Ross is not in any way connected with it, although his involvement would certainly be welcome at any time.
The Mission Statement is my own creation also. I personally believe that there is nothing in it that Henry might not have written himself. In fact, it is because I feel such a personal affinity for this character that I have taken his name for my 'nom de plume'.
As I have indicated in previous writings for various web pages, there are no requirements for membership other than sharing a common set of values as indicated in the Mission Statement (see below). Wallet I.D. cards, shoulder patches, window decals, etc. are specifically to be avoided. If anyone approaches you with any of these items for sale, you should go to condition yellow.
As I conceive the Brigade, its greatest strength lies in its anonymity, in the same way that a few people carrying concealed makes everybody safer, because the "bad guys" don't know exactly WHO is carrying. If you find that you're in tune with the values of the Brigade, simply start singing your submitted materials to any and all publishers (web pages such as this one, letters to the Editor of your local paper, etc.) with the honorific "Member, the Henry Bowman Brigade". (See earlier submissions to this web page by John Galt and Henrietta Bowman.) Let the anti-gun wackos go nuts trying to track down our little bit of smoke on the wind!
The ultimate purpose of the Brigade is to serve as a "fifth column", only this time on the side of the land being occupied, . . . our land. As I've recently stated in a short note to another Brigade member, the forces of evil will never be able to know for certain who stands against them when the SHTF. But they WILL know that anyone who appears to be a hard-working, tax-paying, country-loving, flag-saluting citizen MIGHT be a member of the Brigade. This should give them cause to reflect; as Dr. Samuel Johnson once remarked, "the prospect of one's imminent demise focuses the mind wonderfully."
To repeat, the strength of this group lies in its lack of structure. There is no chain of command, no management tree. When your house is on fire, you don't need someone from a higher place in an artificial pecking order to tell you to get the hell out of the building!
Henry Bowman
Mission Statement
of the
Henry Bowman Brigade
The Henry Bowman Brigade consists of a small group of people nationwide that has collectively reached its outrage tolerance limit with regard to the state of affairs in our country, the corruption of our government, and the degradation of our citizenry.
We have come together to say "no more; this far and no further" to those who would destroy our great nation and the values which gave it birth. We have come together to pledge ourselves and all that we have to reversing the many destructive trends evident today in our schools, public institutions, governmental divisions and the fabric of social intercourse in our society.
We have come together to say that we will pay any price, including the highest price, to make our country again into what it used to be, because we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees, perish rather than live as slaves.
Finally, we have come together to warn those who would hold cheap our values, our estates and our lives . They will be judged by their own standard, and measured with their own yardstick . We will repay eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, and life for life.
God Bless the United States of America
Long Live the Republic