The month that we call “August” was once called “Sextillis,” its Latin name. In 45 BC Julius Caesar monkeyed with the months and came up with what is called the Julian Calendar. Finally 37 years later in 8 BC the eighth month was named “August” after Caesar Augustus. We are not so much concerned with the noun, August, as we are the adjective “august”

(pronounced with the accent on the second syllable) which means “marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.” In August we need august men and women to stand up and be counted for God and country. This is what John Walter Foss meant when he said, “Give me men to match my mountains, Give me men to match my plains, Men with freedom in their visions and creation in their veins.”