to stand on pequot hill.; a heroic statue of major john mason.connecticut to honor her heroic soldier on the spot where the pequots were exterminated. share full article. june 16, 1889.

“No trooper, no special forces operative wants to sit behind a desk,” British soldier turned TV personality Ant Middleton once mused. But a brave, inspired few will stand on one.

As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why.