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Downtown Longview and Lake Sacajawea were filled Wednesday with patriotic music, banners and clothing as the 4th annual festival brought the community together on the occasion of the anniversary American independence
. this year's 4th Go parade brought him tears for the first time.
"It feels like home, it's a parade of the hometown," she said. "I chose to leave Seattle because it was too much occupied. This kind of thing was impossible to obtain and appreciate. The pace here is nice. You can take the time one for the other. "
Scott, 47, said that the 4th of July reminds Americans to look to where the country has come and where it still has to go to reach the ideals of the founding fathers. [19659003"Onal'Doestheimpressionof"beinglostonhumanity"haveit"Wecandothingsdifferentlyandlookdifferentbutbeneathallofthemareyoubeingheardandheard"
While dance crews, brbad bands and candidates for public office parading in Washington Way, David Thompson and Cadence Guest from Skamokawa, 15, were dancing to flamboyant music. 19659003] Cadence said his favorite part of the party was to see careless people in the crowd and in the parade.
"(The parade) is fun, you can participate if you want, but you do not have to do it, I think it's independence in itself," she said with a smile.
Her friend, David, said his hope for America next year was that people stop arguing – now, "he said. said. "Everyone is always at someone else's for something."
As the last tanks reached Sacajawea Lake and the last of the hard candies jumped into the streets, thousands of spectators made their way to the Hemlock Plaza tents and nearby fleas.
Chuck Rucker, who was checking the vendors along Nichols Boulevard, said that he had gone to Longview, Arizona to spend the holidays with his family.
Rucker said that he served in the US Army from 1967 to 1989. It is important to remember those who died in a military conflict and to celebrate those who still serve today. hey, he said.
"See other veterans (celebrating Independence Day) who have gone through the years.
Rucker added that he was satisfied with President Donald Trump's support for the army and that he hoped to see stronger enforcement measures at the Mexican border year-round. next.
Ken Smith, 69, said it's important to celebrate July 4th because he saw many South Pacific countries while he served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 and that he did not have the same freedoms as the Americans.
"We must keep the freedoms we have. Our tendency is to try to remove certain freedoms, "said Smith." We must remember that most of us have ancestors who come from elsewhere. With the exception of Native Americans, we are an immigrant nation. "
Smith said that he also wants to keep freedoms as the right to bear arms of the Second Amendment, but that there must be a way to control those who do not wear." Ruth Muchai , a Kenyan international student studying at Lower Columbia College, says she "liked" the patriotism that she saw during her first participation in the 4th Go.
"Celebrating is important because it reminds us how much we have come and our roots. And why should we give importance to independence and not take it for granted, "said Muchai. "I would like to see America continue as it is and become more acceptable as well."
Kenya has its own Independence Day, called Jamhuri Day, which has some similarities with the 4th of July as the participation of political leaders and performances, she said. But Muchai said activities like the Timber Carnival Competition, which honors Longview's history as a forest community, are unique features of the American Independence celebrations.
Lawyers to Teachers and People between the ages of 20 and 70 Gerald Youles, Australian saskatoon champion, said he had traveled from Queensland to Longview for the Go 4 competition before heading to the championship competition of Wisconsin later this month.
Back home, he celebrates with his country Australia Day and Military Veterans on ANZAC Day (Australian and New Zealand Corps of the Army) [19659003] "To have a future, one must remember the past, to decide where to go next."
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