Sometimes showing up is the bravest, most meaningful thing you can do.

Every American has the capacity for the same courage shown by the patriots of the Revolution, the Suffragists, and the Civil Rights movement. They were ordinary people who showed up during dangerous, uncertain times, against seemingly unsurmountable odds. And they won, writes guest columnist Vince Kaster, a U.S. Army Special Forces officer from 2000 to 2021, who lives in rural Ohio and works in agriculture.