Proud to Celebrate America

Monday, July 6, 2020

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress packed into the Pennsylvania State House and approved the text of the Declaration of Independence. When it was read aloud publicly for the first time four days later, the Liberty Bell rang out in cheer. While there was cause for celebration, the American colonists were a long way from freedom. For seven years, the young and resilient American patriots faced a steep uphill fight against the larger and more equipped British military. From the first battles at Lexington and Concord, during the harsh winter at Valley Forge, and all the way through the victory at Yorktown, our forefathers fought with everything they had to secure the promise of liberty. When the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris in September of 1783, over 217,000 Americans had paid for that freedom with their lives.

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