Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?
My family left our home country of Hungary at the beginning of the Holocaust in 1933 to the United States with other immigrants seeking safety and freedom.
When my family landed in New York, US Immigration changed my last name due to misinterpretation that has stuck. Being Gypsy determined my ancestors next move. Plus, our last name was legally changed due to misinterpretation like many others from Eastern Europe.
Henry Ford in Dearborn MI wanted immigrants to help build cars so a couple of family members responded. Others went to the sunshine of California and the ocean life in Maryland.
Myself, I was born in Detroit near where Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross were discovered. My grandfather worked for Ford Motor and, my Dad, later went into medicine.
Me and my family’s patriotism are based on that the US opened its doors to us so that we could live. Plus, opportunities to work in industries were growing.
2026, my patriotism is being loyal and thankful to the US for the freedoms that I enjoy plus opening doors and opportunities to my ancestors almost one hundred years ago.
Forever thankful & grateful,
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 