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美国国庆节的习俗 美国国庆节的习俗amercian president’s radio address for 2015 independence daythe president: good morning. laura and i wish all americans a happy fourth of july weekend. i look forward to celebrating independence day with the people of morgantown, west virginia.on the fourth of july, we remember the vision and conviction of america’s founders. we remember the ideals of liberty that led men from 13 colonies to gather in philadelphia and pen a declaration of self-evident truths. and we remember the extraordinary personal courage that made their efforts a success. doctor benjamin rush said that signing the declaration of independence was “like signing your own death warrant.” he signed it anyway -- right above his fellow pennsylvania delegate, benjamin franklin.on independence day, we are also mindful that the promises of the declaration have been secured by the service and sacrifice of every generation. america’s first defenders were mostly farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers who waged a desperate fight for independence. our un-io-n was preserved through the costly battles of the civil war -- including one at vicksburg that ended on independence day, 1863. and we live in freedom because americans prevailed in the hard-fought struggles of the 20th century, from the marne and normandy to iwo jima and inchon bay. america is home to 25 million military veterans -- and we will always be grateful for their unselfish courage.today, a new generation of americans is defending our freedom against determined enemies. at posts in afghanistan, iraq, and around the world, our men and women in uniform are taking the fight to the terrorists overseas, so that we do not have to face the terrorists here at home. and by freeing millions from oppression, our armed forces are redeeming a universal principle of the declaration that all are created equal, and all are meant to be free. those who serve today are taking their rightful place among the greatest generations