Happy Birthday, America!
As we reflect on the many blessings and freedoms we enjoy as Americans, I send my warm wishes for a safe and happy 4th of July.
Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays.
Today is a time for friends and family, an opportunity to celebrate all the things that make our country such a special place, and a time to appreciate our freedoms, our way of life, as well as the sacrifices of so many to ensure those freedoms that we have enjoyed for 242 years.
"Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, and the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed ~ else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die."
... Dwight D. Eisenhower
Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
... Ronald Reagan
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