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July 4th, 1776 or July 4th, 2016—Independence Day When in the course of human events …..
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hus began one of the greatest documents in American history. It is considered by many to be one of the greatest documents in the history of the world, but what does it mean to people today? It seems that today the 4th of July is more about fireworks and picnics than it is about freedom and the beginning of our nation. Is it because we have lost the feeling of being one nation? Teddy Roosevelt felt that the only way to become a citizen of our country was to become an American completely. To him that meant that you were no longer African-American, Mexican-American, Jewish-American, Muslim-American, Catholic-American or any other –American. You became an American. That was all you were, completely American!
Does that mean that you forgot about where you came from and who you had been? No, that is your heritage and your background. Those things that you brought with you, and that your family brought with them are an important part of who you are. What it does mean though is that you do stop thinking of yourself as someone separate from the rest of this country. Everyone that had immigrated to the United States until the 1970s or so had always wanted to be an American. No hyphens. Then for some reason, it became popular to be a hyphenated American. I guess it was to make you special or separate or unique from everyone else, and that was the start of the problem. Once we started separating ourselves into groups and hyphenated organizations we started becoming less than
the whole of who we are. We are not –Americans, we are all only Americans, and that is what we need to become again. We need to stop thinking of ourselves as separate groups or races or identities and remember that we all wanted to be here and wanted to be Americans. Many of us were born here, and did not have to work to get here. We can thank our families, no matter how long ago that was, for that privilege. Others of us did have to work to get here, because of the desire for a better life for ourselves and our families. That is also one of the reasons that this country even exists. It does not exist as a group of individual hyphenated American sections or colonies. We merged the 13 original colonies into the United States starting in 1776 with the document signed on July 4th.
The Firestone Police Department participates annually in the National Night Out program and is excited to offer a fun community event with a concert in the park, fun games, ice cream and food truck 6-8pm. Settlers Park, 11447 Deerfield Dr Food truck: Butcher & the Blonde Music: Steve Manshel With the focus of the event aimed at providing safety information and to heighten
It is time, after 250 years, that we remember why this country fought the mightiest country on earth at the time, and became the youngest and newest country on the earth. We have stood for what we believed then and must continue to stand for those beliefs, but we cannot do it as a hyphenated America. We can only do it as a joined America. Let us begin on this July 4th 2016 to start again thinking of ourselves only as Americans. No more divisions, no more hyphens. If you want to be an American, then join with all of us who are already Americans, and call yourself an American. If you feel that you must be a something –American, then you may want to consider the fact that this may not be the country for you. We need all of the Americans we can get. Jordan Brown, Brown605@concast.net
crime and drug prevention awareness, representatives of the Firestone Police Department and the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District will be available at the event with information about the community, the Town’s Neighborhood Watch program and safety handouts. This is a great event for residents and businesses to attend to stay involved in the Firestone community.
Dacono starts at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy Zootopia at Dusk The Dacono Police Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue partner for an evening designed to promote public safety and enhance community relations between our first responders and residents. Check out police cars, fire apparatus, handson learning stations, and enjoy free refreshments.
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