Don’t take freedom for granted

Don’t take freedom for granted

EDITOR:

Christmas and the Fourth of July have and always will be my favorite holidays to celebrate.

Asked why I favor the Fourth of July over Thanksgiving or Easter, my answer has been and will always be the same: “Blessed was I to be born free and pray that free I’ll always be.”

Had it not been for those amazing, courageous people from past years who were willing to fight and die to gain their independence from England, Americans today might not have had even the freedom to celebrate their own birthdays, let alone anything else.

Freedom must never be taken for granted or abused.

MARY LOU JURINA

Youngstown