Happy Fourth of July!!!! This is the day that America celebrates our independence of England oh so long ago. Now it is the holiday that we celebrate veterans of all wars from the Revolution through Desert Storm and ones still going on in some ways. It is a day of picnics, games and at night fireworks.
Fireworks and fun
offering
unbelievable
reactions
to
how many people
of all kinds
follow the rules so that
Judicial regulations are
understood on the use of
legal fireworks
yearly to keep safe.
Sorry for PSA (public service announcement).
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Mark Graham
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Very few - I’m sitting here listening to the huge explosions as I write this and wonder “what about the birds and deer and all the dogs and cats and the VETERANS?
Thanks for the PSA Mark!😊💕❤️