A True American at Yale

TL;DR

The Nathan Hale statue at Yale University is a point of family interest for the author.
The statue depicts Hale before his execution, hands and feet bound, looking upward.
Inscribed at the base are Hale's supposed last words: 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.'
Hale attended Yale, briefly taught, joined the war effort, and was captured and executed in New York at age 21.
The statue was commissioned by Yale alumni and installed in 1914, near Connecticut Hall.
A replica statue at CIA headquarters has a tradition where officers leave a coin for good luck before missions.
The author views the statue as a lesson about historical throughlines and individual impact on the nation.

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