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Independence Day, the Four Freedoms, and public servants

They're all related and we should celebrate them together

Jacob Malcom

• 4 min read
A ball of yellow-orange fireworks explodes against a night sky while a more distain "fountain" of fireworks goes off below. The lights are reflected on water in the foreground.
The Washington, DC Independence Day fireworks in 2024 were spectacular as viewed from the National Park Service's lands next to the Tidal Basin, and made possible by the work of the people of Interior and the Park Service. Photo CC-BY-SA Jacob Malcom.