ON THE NATION'S BIRTHDAY

THE BIG DAY

Upon being reminded that today was America's birthday, my six-year old nephew thought about it for a moment, and popped out a question that most adults forget to ask while going through all things they plan to do on this special day, "How old is America today, Uncle Michael?"

It made me do some verbal tap-dancing, while I did some quick math in my head to give him the answer, "232 years old, Neal".  This seemed to satisfy him for a bit, until the next question, whatever it may be, might pop into his head.

The little conversation this morning came to mind, when I read this story in USA Today, about how our soldiers abroad are faring during this great national birthday celebration, and particularly this quote:

"It's kind of like the fight's never over," said Sgt. Jacob Fultz, 22, from Gardner, Kan. "It started on July 4, 1776 and now it's 2008."

Two hundred tweve years and counting.  Happy July 4th, everybody.

Comments

[Alex Tolley]

"It's kind of like the fight's never over," said Sgt. Jacob Fultz, 22, from Gardner, Kan. "It started on July 4, 1776 and now it's 2008."

Huh?

1776 was about declaring the end of British sovereign over the American colonies. US wars since then have nothing to do with this.

If Sgt. Fultz thinks that the US presence in IRAQ is some sort of action to ensure US independence, he is delusional.