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Happy Independence Day From BlueStar Recycling

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”  ~Benjamin Franklin

 

We are fortunate to live in a country that celebrates heritage, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Customarily on July 4th, or Independence Day, each year we acknowledge our right, privilege, and tradition.

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Our Forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 – the historical document that provided for our freedom. One century later, that date was declared a national holiday.  This day is reserved for introspection; how our liberty was bestowed.

With flags raised, and anthems remembered, we attend patriotic ceremonies, and parades. We celebrate with fireworks, or rockets’ red glare to express our approval, joy, and the freedom that creates the intimacy in our nation. We bow our heads for the thousands of men and women who fought on battlefields for us.  

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The pursuit of happiness includes our right to enjoy our everyday bliss, and to work freely at jobs that we enjoy, and are educated to perform. Early definitions of the word happiness meant success, contentment, or good luck.  The Founding Fathers’ definition was a broad term inviting us to look to the future that our servicemen and women have and continue today to help secure.  

As the U.S.A  is the freest nation worldwide, our freedom was created by those who have defined what it truly means to be an American.

We, at BlueStar Recycling in Hayward, CA wish you a safe and happy Independence Day.

 

 

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