Daniel--Who is Uncle Sam

 Do you ever wonder who Uncle Sam is ? Well, according to history, Upstate New York would have barrels of meat that had the initials U.S. branded on it. The troops joked around that the initials,U.S. meant "Uncle" Samuel Wilson (who was born Troy, New York and the U.S meat supplier). So, the troops may have thought that since he feeds us it means that he's our mascot. Which may have led to Uncle Samuel Wilson becoming Uncle Sam. He didn't really become Uncle Sam until The 87Th United States Congress said on September 15, 1961 said that "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam". That day on Uncle Sam became a national mascot of the military.