No doubt that 250 years is a significant milestone for us, but also is a beacon shining for other parts of the world that are willing to make the sacrifices that were and are still being made for us all. I find myself becoming complacent at times as I have been free all of my life. Certainly Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth and others are reminders of the price of Freedom. When I went to kindergarten in 1950 the minds of folks were still fresh on the end of WWII, 5 years before. We started each day at school with the Pledge of Alligence to the flag of the United States of America. I was lucky that my father was a WWI veteran and he instilled respect for our Flag, our Service Men And Women, and all law enforcement people. Complacency is a very big and real threat to our freedom. Patriotism must be taught to our children so that we do not lose our freedom from without or from within as seems to be to me now.