Come Monday we'll celebrate the bravery of men & women who stood up to a greedy monarch over 200 years ago. Two hundred thirty-five years ago to be exact. Two hundred thirty five years... In that time we have elected 44 Presidents, 4 of whom were assassinated while still in office (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy). We have fought in more wars than I care to name (Wikipedia will list them for you), survived a depression, a few recessions and have seen several periods of amazing growth.
We have fought, grown, loved and built our way to being one of, if not the, greatest countries in the world.
As we sit at picnic tables or around pools or on the beach, let us not forget all of those who have come before us and fought to give us what we have today. Freedom has not come cheap and should never be taken for granted.
Have a beautiful, safe and wonderful 4th of July!
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