They want you to call it the 4th to erase the history of this glorious day for our rights and sovereignty. Remember the fallen and those who came before us to secure these freedoms.
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I'm pretty sure it's BOTH. It doesn't matter what you call it. We know what it is. This isn't a Christmas versus Happy Holidays situation. The names are perfectly interchangeable.
I'm more concerned about this trend that you can't celebrate with fireworks around veterans. I'll tell you what. Everyone I know is a vet, including myself. Many combat vets. My family, my friends, my co-workers. I've NEVER met a single veteran whose PTSD is so bad they can't be around fireworks. Do they exist? I'm sure they do. Should we NOT celebrate on Independence Day because an EXTREMELY small percentage of veterans might be triggered by fireworks? I think not.
Its the one day of the year where the booms sound similar to what it was during combat. Any vets who are scared of fireworks after combat experience should be in a hospital for treatment IMO. All the warriors I know enjoy fireworks and explosions even after a brutal combat deployment.
2010 Sangin Afghanistan vet here.. anyone out there from 3/7? Semper Fi