Trump’s Salute to America is great way to celebrate Independence DayFox News, Jul 4, 2019, Robert Charles
President Trump’s Fourth of July Salute to America includes displays of military hardware – tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, and a combat aircraft flyover. Too much? Many in the liberal media think so, but what do average Americans think? I think they understand.
Most Americans do not mind seeing military involvement in Independence Day celebrations. Many turn out to see flyovers by the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds. Most see a similar display on the Fourth of July as affirming America’s resolve to defend freedom.
That is not a new sentiment, but one rooted in our past. The Fourth of July is, after all, about defending freedom – and risking life and limb to do so when necessary.
Because the Fourth of July celebrates America’s determination to be free, rereading the Declaration of Independence is timely.
Our founders wrote: “We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America … appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do … solemnly publish and declare, that these United Colonies are, and by right ought to be free and independent states … with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.â€
Our founders were under no illusions. War lay before them. They did not have tanks, but they had muskets and they were prepared. They embraced risks to defend freedom. The undertaking was no parlor game, but life’s mission – and some paid dearly. So displays of military resolve in defense of freedom, are hardly new.
That is why most Americans will not see the celebration in our nation’s capital as war planning, but as a confirmation of national resolve – a declaration that we have always defended freedom against those who would take it. Call it deterrence, pride in who we are, the idea that defending freedom is not dead but alive.
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