As I'm watching 4th of July celebrations across the US, I'm getting choked up watching Boston & DC's displays. Not because the fireworks are so grand, but because of all the soldiers in their military uniforms, because of the national monuments illuminated in the explosions with patriotic marches being played, because of everything that Independence Day really stands for.
It's one of those times I don't really and truely love living in the Seattle area. I fear that there would be riots and protests if our military members showed up in uniform down there at Gas Works Park... I could be wrong, I wasn't there, but the TV cameras didn't show a single person in uniform in Seattle tonight, and I can't say that I'd blame a soldier in town tonight. And what gets me is that we- as Americans- have a right to protest because our own went to war, they died for that freedom! While we are all entitled to agree or disagree, and verbalize and demonstrate what we agree and disagree with, remember that the only reason we are able to do so is because somebody faught for us, died for us.
So please- enjoy these photos from Boston's 2008 celebration, and thank a soldier when you see them.
It's one of those times I don't really and truely love living in the Seattle area. I fear that there would be riots and protests if our military members showed up in uniform down there at Gas Works Park... I could be wrong, I wasn't there, but the TV cameras didn't show a single person in uniform in Seattle tonight, and I can't say that I'd blame a soldier in town tonight. And what gets me is that we- as Americans- have a right to protest because our own went to war, they died for that freedom! While we are all entitled to agree or disagree, and verbalize and demonstrate what we agree and disagree with, remember that the only reason we are able to do so is because somebody faught for us, died for us.
So please- enjoy these photos from Boston's 2008 celebration, and thank a soldier when you see them.
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