# 4th of JULY!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 2, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752 "2009-07-02T02:10:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/1 "2009-07-02T02:10:26Z")

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[http://chr…anflag.jpg](http://christinehatfield.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/04/americanflag.jpg)  
  
  
  
 It isn’t all about picnics and fireworks  
  
  
  
 THANKS! To ALL of us who served.

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/2 "2009-07-02T13:02:38Z")

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/3 "2009-07-02T16:04:35Z")

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THANKS! To ALL of us who served.

Very much so.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/4 "2009-07-02T16:11:48Z")

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Not many celebrate the 4th as originally intended. It isn’t even a day to remember those who have served, we have Veterans Day and Memorial Day and EVERYDAY for that. The 4th is Independence Day, when we celebrate the fact that we became independent of England. I suppose it is hard to appreciate the true meaning as we cannot imagine being subservient to another nation anymore.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/5 "2009-07-02T17:03:09Z")

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Are you thanking yourself?

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**Author:** ![steve63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@steve63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steve63)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4th-of-july/32752/6 "2009-07-02T17:35:09Z")

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I think too many take it for granted nowadays. Freedom isn’t free…thanks to all who have served.