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To the editor:
I no longer reside in Rappahannock County, but I did live there for six years and I return each year at least once for the Fourth of July celebration. I return for a number of reasons, the most important being my love for this country and the freedoms I have because I live in the USA.
I arrived this year on July 3rd and was greeted by several local residents with the news that the planning for this year's celebration had been difficult to accomplish. As the organizer for five years in the past, I never knew it to be an easy task, so I listened with a sympathetic ear.
As I listened on July 3rd, 4th, and later on the 9th at a party for helpers, I was struck by two points. The first is that many of the present organizers appear to have forgotten the primary purpose of having a Fourth of July celebration. I believe the reason initially was to celebrate the end of the American Revolution, a war fought for freedom and independence, and the beginning of a new nation. A birthday of sorts; a patriotic event. While research might dispute the actual day we celebrate (some writings state July 2nd is the day to be remembered) it is the thought and the practice that really matter.
John Adams stated that we should celebrate our independence and victory “with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to another, from this time forward, for evermore.” The essence of this reasoning appears to have been lost in the struggle for control over issues like programming, music, stage placement and location of future celebrations.
The second point that hit me
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