We have Memorial Day to recognize those who have passed on, Veterans Day to memorialize and say thank you to our brother and sister citizens who have contributed to our freedom by serving our great country in the military. While July 4th not only recognizes the ratification by the continental congress of the Declaration of Independence it is also a day when we can reflect on the blessings of freedom we enjoy today because of that document and the men, women and children who sacrificed their homes, families and lives in the pursuit of freedom. It is that freedom that today makes us unique among nations, it is a freedom that blesses us in our diversity and differences. It is a freedom that allows one man to protest a war or conflict without fear of authorities while simultaneously allowing another man to volunteer to serve his country in that same war.
Blessed are they who are free, for it is their joyful burden to seek and stand for freedom for all men.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Independence Day celebration and please take time to remember all Americans who have stood for freedom.
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ps) Independence Day is actually January 14 - the day the US Congress ratified the Second Treaty of Paris (the first Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war)
