07/04/2026
"I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.
You will think me transported with enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the gloom I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is more than worth all the means."
-John Adams
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our great Nation's founding. We honor the sacrifice and service of those first patriots and the subsequent men and women who fought both at home and abroad to make this Great Experiment a success. Our great Country was founded upon the great ideals of antiquity and we are blessed to call it home! Happy Independence Day TCA!
