Tuesday 4. Independence Day

 

Independence Day, July 4, 1776

Hosted by Annie.

Happy 4th of July and a warm welcome to Tuesday 4 from the land of the free and the home of the brave!


Let's talk about the day....



1. What is your tradition for July 4th? Do you read the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights? No, we do not review our national documents.  I did teach 4 th grade and as a history teacher, I love the founding of our nation.  Over the years celebrating the holiday was very important to us, but now that it is just the two of us, we don’t do so much anymore. Today I did  cook hamburgers and fried onion rings  along with  watermelon for dessert.  We ate on blue paper plates.  I suppose we celebrated our liberty!  

2. Does your town do it up big for the holiday? I am not aware of anything our town did.  The community next to us has had their yearly fair going on this week with nightly fireworks we can hear!  Our previous church had a fabulous Fourth of July celebration Sunday evening where a Major  from Washington was present to present honors to anyone who served during  the  Vietnam Era. Hubs did serve during that time so a friend from the church invited him to attend and receive honors. The premiss  is that as the vets returned to the US under such foul reception from the nation, it was high time to show honor to those who served well, yes, Lynn who actually served in Europe during the Vietnam War,  was warned to be very vigilant on his return  to the US as many soldiers in uniform had been attacked!

3. Do you fly the flag? We do, proudly! 

4. Have you visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania our first capital? What did you see there? We have visited Philadelphia when our daughter was young. .  We visited the Liberty Bell,  the State House,  toured the National History Museum.  

Here you can hear the real liberty bell rung in Liberty Square, Philadelphia Pa.

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