Being part of the Lewis and Clark expedition would have been epic too!
Nah, I am not that fond of dog meat, gonorrhea, or syphilis.
Not to mention constant rain in Oregon once they got there. By all accounts the boys were eaten up with syphilis. I wonder if they brought it with them or got it from the Indian maidens.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.