Our national symbol...The eagle would have been 'aced-out' by the wild turkey if ol' Ben Franklin would have had his way. I suppose that the Indians and us should all be grateful for the fact that the eagle won this distinction!!! Nothing against the turkey, but, truthfully, he'd look funny on the U. S. silver dollar, and Custer would have looked ridiculous being surrounded by a bunch of Sioux-Cheyenne Indians wearing turkey feathers!!! AND...What would happen to Thanksgiving??? No one can really bring themselves to roast and eat our national emblem!!! (Wouldn't you be shocked and angered if somebody offered you a cold, sliced, eagle sandwich)??!! Yes, as Americans, we can be grateful that the eagle won!!!