Ever since my childhood, I have loved America. I have loved celebrating the 4th of July. I have loved parades, watching them, and also marching in them. I have loved fireworks, flyovers, the flag, and our beautiful Capitol in Washington, D.C., with all its monuments. And the more I have traveled the world, the more I love our country and feel so fortunate to live in it. No one is a more loyal, red-blooded, flag-waving, patriotic American than I am. I still get a lump in my throat and chills running up......

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