Remembering the 4th of July 1776

On this day we commemerate and honor the patriots who lived and fought for the cause of our freedom from tyranical government. Some of those men rest here in Old Union and many more in the countryside near by.

These words from the declaration of their purpose and the reason for their rebellion mean everything to us.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."