Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was a spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. A graduate of Yale, he taught school for two years, first in East Haddam, then in New London.
After being captured by the British, Hale reportedly gave a speech stating that his only regret was that he had but one life to give for his country.
After he was hanged, his body was not returned and was never found. There is a monument to him in a cemetery in his hometown of Coventry, Connecticut.
Nathan Hale is Connecticut's state hero.
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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
—Nathan Hale (1755–1776)