One Great American Eagle

About the Book

To be born American is the near greatest gift God can bestow on any person. This is a feeling for life that seems to the author to be that which made the United States of America the great Nation she has been for better that two hundred years.

Everyone who holds citizenship in our great Nation; everyone who calls himself/herself an American; everyone of us in this land of ours should get down on our knees and give thanks to Almighty God that He made our Nation to be His Nation.

Clarence stepped before the cameras and on cue began...

"Good evening my fellow citizens. Tomorrow you will have the opportunity to perform a privilege very few other people throughout the world can ever experience. Your right to vote your convictions is a God given right to express enthusiasm for what you believe to be best for the future of our great country. As you go to vote, do it joyously, because you will be expressing your desire for a better America. Should you win or lose, you may be sure that your participation was allowed you because you live in the greatest land on Earth. We have offered you a program to "Return America to Americans" that we will earnestly pursue if you decide we are to carry the banner for you. It will be a very real pleasure for me to be your leader in that program. God will always be my guide as we move forward. Good night and God Bless You and God Bless America."

About the Author

Harold F. Torok, former Vice President of Ross Meehan Foundaries, is a graduate of Drexel Institute of Technology and a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He is a life member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars as well. During the Korean War he was assigned duty in the Army, Office Chief of Ordnance, The Pentagon from where he also served as an advisor to the Rubber Division of the National Production Authority and as a consultant to the Deputy Director of the Defense Production Authority. While at Ross Meehan Foundaries he held membership in the American Foundrymen's Society, the American Society for Metals, the American Society of Military Engineers, the American Defense Preparedness Association, the National Defense Executive Reserve and also served on Industry Advisory Committees for both the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Defense. In 1975 he was named Chattonooga's Engineer of the Year. He is a former member of the Greater Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, the Chattanooga Engineers Club and the Mountain City Club. He served six years as President of the Chattanooga Boys Choir during which time he originated the Annual Pecan Sale and the Singing Christmas Tree Program which he produced for fifteen years. Until recently, he continued as a lifetime member of the Board of Directors. On retirement from Ross Meehan Foundries he operated his own business brokering an item for railroad use on which he held the patent. He is a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church where he has served as a Trustee, a member of the Administrative Board, the Finance and Building Committees, Chairman of the Scout Committee and as an Adult Sunday School Teacher. He and his wife Ruth have been married for sixty years and have two sons. Richard and Ronald both of whom reside in Chattanooga.