The 4th of July celebration is marred by the devastation of Sept. 11th & the Arizona Fire

PHXnews ^ | U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl

[AZ Righty]

Most years I would be spending part of the Fourth of July in Show Low, walking in the annual Independence Day parade. Now that celebration is marred by the devastation of the Rodeo-Chediski fire.

Of course, even absent this catastrophe, this year's gathering promised to be more somber than usual, proceeding in the shadow of the September 11 by al-Qaeda terrorists.

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[mdittmar]

And Independence Day is a good time to do something else -- something that judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently said our kids couldn't do in school. That is to recite these words: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Damn right.

[AZ Righty]

Thank you!