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goodmorning.lauraandiwishallamericaasafeandhay4thofjulyweekend.i''mlookingforwardtoendingindependencedaywithmembersofourarmedforcesandtheirfamiliesatfortbragg,northcarolina.thesebravemenandwomenrisktheirlivestodefendtheidealsofourfoundinggeneration,andiwillhavethehonorofthankingmanyofthempersonallyfortheirserviceinfreedom''scause.
in1776,johnadamspredictedtohiswife,abigail,thatamerica''sindependencedaywouldbecelebratedbysucceedinggeneratioasthegreataiversaryfestival.hewrotethat"thisaiversaryshouldbecommemoratedwithpompandparade,withshows,games,orts,bells,bonfires,andilluminatiofromoneendofthiscontinenttotheother,fromthistimeforward,forevermore."
sincethen,generatioofamericahavedonejustthat.eachyearwelookforwardtothefamilygatheringsandthegrandcelebratiothattakeplaceacrothenationonthe4thofjuly.andamidthemusicandbarbequesandfireworks,wegivethanksforourfreedom,andwehonorthebraveryandsacrificesofallthosewhohavemadethatfreedompoible.
onindependenceday,werecallthecourageandhighidealsofournation''sfounders,whowagedadeeratefighttoovercometyrayandliveinfreedom.recentyearshavebroughtarenewedinterestinthelivesandachievementsofourfounders,andwehavelearnedonceagainthattheypoeedextraordinarytalents,aswellasordinaryhumanfailings,whichonlymakestheiraccomplishmentsallthemoreremarkable.
forthebravemenandwomenofourfoundinggeneration,victorywasfarfromcertain.theywerecertainonlyofthecausetheyserved--thebeliefthatfreedomisthegiftofgodandtherightofallmankind.thestrengthoftheirconvictiomadepoiblethebirthofthefreenationinwhichwearebleedtolive.
onthe4thofjulywealsohonorthesacrificesmadebyeachamericangenerationtosecurethepromisesofthedeclarationofindependence.formorethantwocenturies,fromthecamofvalleyforge,tothemountaiofafghanistan,americahaveservedandsac