This weekend, we celebrate the birthday of our country.
There are fireworks.
There are parades.
There are gatherings.
This weekend, I attended a memorial brick dedication for a
young man who loved our country more than his own life. He made the ultimate
sacrifice.
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Traveling wall honoring the fallen in Illinois, including
Cpl. Cummings. |
While we celebrate our independence today, we also must be
thankful for those who allow us to celebrate this day, year after year – men
and women like United States Marine Corporal Ryan J. Cummings who willingly
signed on for extra tours that ultimately would lead to his death; men and
women who serve as police officers, fire fighters, ambulance drivers and rescue
squads, who think first of others before themselves; men and women who serve
during times of peace as well as times of war; men and women who stand up for
those who are weaker; and men and women who speak for those who do not have a
voice.
I am blessed beyond all measure to be living here, in the
United States of America.
Thank you to everyone who makes our country a family.
This weekend, we celebrate the birthday of our country. 
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