{"id":72483,"date":"2023-07-04T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/it-means-freedom-americans-share-what-the-fourth-of-july-means-to-them-72483"},"modified":"2023-07-04T02:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T06:00:15","slug":"it-means-freedom-americans-share-what-the-fourth-of-july-means-to-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/it-means-freedom-americans-share-what-the-fourth-of-july-means-to-them-72483","title":{"rendered":"\u2018IT MEANS FREEDOM\u2019: Americans share what the Fourth of July means to them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ahead of July Fourth, visitors to the nation&#8217;s capital shared what it means to be an American as they passed the Washington monument, honoring one of the nation&#8217;s Founding Fathers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To me, it means freedom,&#8221; Rosemary, of Colorado, told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/digital-originals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>WATCH MORE FOX NEWS DIGITAL ORIGINALS HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every Fourth of July, Americans come together to honor the signing of the 1776 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/constitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Declaration of Independence<\/a>. Families and friends gather to pay tribute to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/this-day-history-june-14-1777-congress-adopts-stars-stripes-flag-constellation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stars and Stripes<\/a> and to honor what it means to be an American.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means that we should remember the meaning of liberty, what it means to be an American [and] the sacrifices that have been made for us for our freedom here in this country,&#8221; Thomas, of St. Louis, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-legend-troy-aikman-takes-shot-inauthentic-beer-brands-using-american-flags-july-4th-holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NFL LEGEND TROY AIKMAN TAKES SHOT AT INAUTHENTIC BEER BRANDS USING AMERICAN FLAGS ON JULY 4TH HOLIDAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Julian told Fox News the Fourth of July meant honoring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/veterans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">veterans<\/a> who &#8220;gave their lives for our freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some Americans view the summer holiday as a time for relaxation and fun-filled festivities. The holiday is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/fourth-of-july-celebrate-fireworks-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebratory fireworks<\/a>, parades and barbecue feasts covered in red, white and blue decorations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like, what it really means? I just go get drunk with my friends and [watch] the fireworks,&#8221; Kayla, from Maryland, said with a laugh. She said she was looking forward to her family&#8217;s boozy treat of vodka pickles at their annual Fourth of July celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/passengers-react-faa-joking-twitter-widespread-flight-cancelations-faa-get-act-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PASSENGERS REACT TO FAA JOKING ON TWITTER AMID WIDESPREAD FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS: \u2018FAA, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer, also from Maryland, said that while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/occasions\/holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holiday<\/a> is a time to reflect on what Independence Day means, it&#8217;s also an opportunity to get connected with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about Independence Day and celebrating as a nation,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s also a very family-oriented holiday.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National pride has been at or near historical lows in recent years, with only 39% of adults saying they were &#8220;extremely proud&#8221; to be an American, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/507980\/extreme-pride-american-remains-near-record-low.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to a Gallup poll<\/a> conducted June 1-20 with over 1,000 respondents. Still, two-thirds said they were proud or extremely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/proud-american\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proud to be an American<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/americans-frightened-shock-poll-diminishing-importance-traditional-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AMERICANS FRIGHTENED BY SHOCK POLL ON DIMINISHING IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL VALUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Fourth of July is the day you celebrate American values,&#8221; Andrew, from Arizona, said. &#8220;You live in this country. You want to be proud of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chris, of Alaska, said America is built on values of patriotism, loyalty and love of country that should be celebrated every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/july-4th-photo-pictures-america-independence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July Fourth<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s what we fought a revolutionary war for, [a] civil war,&#8221; Chris, of Alaska, said. &#8220;Everything that we have is celebrated on that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To hear more Americans&#8217; responses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6330515192112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/means-freedom-americans-share-fourth-july-means\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/means-freedom-americans-share-fourth-july-means <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of July Fourth, visitors to the nation&#8217;s capital shared what it means to be an American as they passed the Washington monument, honoring one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-72483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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