Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
—John Lewis, Across That Bridge
Honoring Those Who Took Action
Citizens marching in Bunker Hill, Massachusetts on Independence Day 2025
Remembering the Minute Men’s Call to Action
The 4th of July, 2025 Kyiv Ukraine
People take shelter overnight in an underground metro station during Russian missile strikes.
An American Who Answered Freedom’s call in Ukraine
A portrait of fallen U.S. volunteer fighters and flags among Ukrainian ones at a makeshift memorial to Ukrainian servicemen and international volunteers killed in action on Independence Square in central Kyiv on July 2, 2025.
From the Kyiv Independent July 3, 2025: As Russia ramps up missile attacks, US halts promised air defense shipments to Ukraine. Kremlin welcomes reported pause in US arms shipments to Ukraine, says it brings war’s end closer.
Celebrating Liberty in Ukraine
The largest prisoner exchange shows the joy of freedom regained.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64J55YzwI5s)
An Anthem Sung Around the World Honoring Today’s Independence Fighters
On this 4th of July, all freedom loving people will stand at the national anthem for one country. Its people are on the front lines defending the right of all persons to determine their political destiny.
Listen as this anthem is sung from the New York Island to the Baltic Sea by the largest choir in the world.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUfwy3f3R4s)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4INYnx5e5JI)