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### [Discover the Origin and Evolution of an Extraordinary Icon](https://blog.fortresspress.com/discover-the-origin-and-evolution-of-an-extraordinary-icon)

 By [**Matthew J. Milliner**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/matthew-j-milliner) December 30, 2022

In the early years of this century, when America was renegotiating both *faith* and *power*, an..

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