It means “For God and Country.” In Aurora, a 14-year-old boy named Prodeo Patria, though he had been shot in the back, went back inside the theater to save his mother and father. He stayed to help another wounded man escape.
Pro Deo et Patria.
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It means “For God and Country.” In Aurora, a 14-year-old boy named Prodeo Patria, though he had been shot in the back, went back inside the theater to save his mother and father. He stayed to help another wounded man escape.
Pro Deo et Patria.

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Maggie Gallagher is the author of four books on marriage and is a longtime contributor to National Review.
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