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From YouTube: Independence Day Celebrations 2017
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Happy 4th of July, Boston! Honoring a Boston tradition that has been in place since 1783, Mayor Walsh joins the 4th of July parade making stops at the Old Granary Burial Ground to lay wreaths, the Old State House for the reading of the Declaration of Independence, and concluding with music and an oration at Faneuil Hall.
A
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
welcome
to
in-store
annual
Hall
Daniel
Hall
was
donated
to
Boston
by
Peter
Faneuil,
a
wealthy
American
colonial
merchants
and
philanthropist.
It
is
hosted
so
many
pre-revolutionary
meetings
that
has
become
known
as
America's
cradle
of
Liberty.
It's
only
fitting
that
we
conclude
today's
program
here,
as
we
have
every
other
fourth
of
July
since
1783
for
234
years
to
be
exact.
In
addition
to
being
one
of
the
most
important
buildings
in
our
nation's
history,
Daniel
Hale
is
also
one
of
the
country's
most
visited.
A
Certainly
it's
a
place
since
history
is
second
to
none,
but
its
popularity
can
also
be
credited
to
the
combined
efforts
of
the
city
of
Boston,
the
National
Park
Service
and,
of
course,
the
Freedom
Trail
foundation.
Joining
me
on
the
stage
from
my
right.
Your
left
is
our
vocalist.
Today
Dana
wipe
it.
We.
A
A
C
B
D
A
E
Thank
you
very
much
going
on
when
I'm
doing
one
second
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
Colonel
for
your
great
work
is
being
intern.
Honorable
I
want
to
thank
captain
Dennis
O'bryan
and
the
entire
H,
an
honorable
rock
Saudi
company
X
here
with
us
today,
I
want
to
thank
to
the
Sabah
military
band
for
the
beautiful
music
today.
I
also
want
to
thank
being
the
white
side
for
his
incredible
vocals
singing
today.
E
E
And
now,
michael
dorn,
it's
an
honor
to
have
you
here
with
us
today
in
finial
hall,
and
thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
country.
I
also
want
to
pass
along
to
any
gold
stock
families
that
might
be
with
us
today.
We
want
to
say
sorry
for
your
loss
dent,
but
thank
you
for
your
sacrifice
to
this
great
country.
E
E
And
she
fully
grasps
Thank,
You
chief
as
well
on
Independence
Day,
we
honor
our
nation
and
remember
our
history
this
morning,
as
we
do
every
single
year
we
walk
to
historic
streets
that
are
revolutionary
heroes
walks.
We
pay
tribute
to
our
city's
great
Patriots,
the
founders
of
our
nation.
We
read
the
Declaration
of
Independence
that
set
out
the
ideals
of
Liberty
that
our
nation
was
founded
on
and
not
too
far
from
this.
Building
that
were
in
today
is
on
display
at
the
Commonwealth.
E
E
E
It's
where
our
community
still
comes
together,
to
declare
our
values
and
address
our
greatest
challenges
from
health
care
to
homelessness,
perhaps
the
most
meaningful
of
all.
Every
year,
hundreds
of
new
Americans
take
the
oath
of
citizenship.
In
this
very
home.
They
pledge
allegiance
to
the
same
values
that
our
founders
established
and
that
we
celebrate
today,
the
right
to
life,
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness
and
the
responsibility
to
uphold
those
rights.
As
a
member
of
a
national
community,
as
in
every
generation
before
them,
immigrants
renew
our
founding
ideals
by
choosing
to
become
Americans.
E
My
mother
and
father
made
that
choice
the
courage,
the
hard
work
and
the
thoughtful
discussions
that
went
into
it
shaped
Who
I
am,
as
a
patriot
and
as
a
public
servant.
I
wish
that
our
national
immigration
policy
was
written
and
conducted
with
the
same
care
and
courage
that
our
immigration
immigrants
display
every
single
day
in
our
country.
E
Long
before
they
take
it
all,
whatever
their
status,
the
vast
majority
of
immigrants
live
out
by
meaning
of
our
founding
values.
That's
why,
as
Robert
Kennedy
said,
our
attitude
towards
immigration
reflects
our
faith
and
the
American
ideal.
This
year's
order
is
therefore
a
fitting
choice
to
continue
the
traditions
that
run
from
John
Quincy
Adams
to
John,
F,
Kennedy,
Diane
Guerrero
knows
the
courage
it
takes
to
make
our
American
ideals
a
reality.
She
has
faced
the
struggles
presented
by
a
broken
immigration
system,
but
she
never
gave
up.
E
She
grew
up
in
Roxbury
in
Jamaica
Plain
neighborhoods
of
Boston.
She
graduated
from
our
very
own
Boston
Arts
Academy
in
the
Boston
Public
School
System.
As
an
actress
she
has
appeared
in
some
of
the
most
groundbreaking
programs
of
our
time,
Diana's
in
TV
star,
and
we
are
proud
what's
more
important.
She
is
a
dedicated
artist
who
used
her
talents
to
image
our
nation's
culture.
E
Her
work
continues
to
our
national
conversation
on
vital
issues
from
criminal
justice
and
poverty
to
racial
and
ethnic
discrimination
to
women's
and
quality.
The
positive
influence
goes
beyond
her
work.
She
volunteers
with
immigrant
organizations
and
advocates
for
human
immigration
reform.
She
has
shared
her
story
in
her
memoir
and
I'm,
especially
grateful
for
Diane
for
returning
to
her
hometown
of
Boston,
to
tell
her
story
and
inspire
the
young
people
of
our
city
to
reach
out
for
their
dreams.
E
F
F
This
is
my
hometown.
It
is
the
city
where
I,
attended,
school
and
developed
into
the
person.
I
am
today
I
love.
This
city
Boston
was
also
the
city
to
officially
designate
July
4th
as
a
holiday.
Seven
years
after
our
founding
fathers
adopted
the
Declaration
of
Independence
in
1776,
Fanueil
Hall
is
the
cradle
of
Liberty
for
revolutionary
protests
and
meetings
took
place
as
mayor
Walsh
said
earlier.
So
this
is
truly
a
historic
day,
not
only
across
the
nation,
but
especially
for
our
city
of
Boston,
whenever
I
am
at
Faneuil,
Hall
I.
F
Think
back
to
the
time
I
spent
here
with
my
family
when
I
was
a
child.
I
would
beg
my
dad
to
buy
me
a
balloon
and
a
lobster
claw
grabber
you're,
not
a
proper
Bostonian.
Unless
you
have
a
claws,
grabber
I,
say:
I,
don't
know
if
that's
the
proper
term
for
it,
but
I
just
remember.
Just
always
wanting
one
of
those
and
you
could
do
tons
of
stuff
scratch.
Your
back
grab
things
you
know
made
it
easier
to
live.
I.
F
Also,
remember
one
of
the
first
times
I
saw
the
old
Statehouse
and
its
second
floor
balcony,
from
which
the
Declaration
of
Independence
was
first
read
to
Bostonians
after
was
adopted
in
1776,
when
I
saw
it
I
imagined,
George
Washington.
Speaking
from
that
balcony,
13
years
later,
I
would
think
so
cool.
F
It
was
truly
special
to
walk
by
that
building
every
day
and
now
I'm.
Here,
the
daughter
of
immigrants
delivering
the
oration
for
the
City
of
Boston.
I
am
now
added
to
the
long
list
of
relations
that
have
been
delivered
in
1773
by
some
of
the
greatest
figures
in
American
history,
including
John,
Quincy,
Adams,
Oliver,
Wendell,
Holmes,
John,
F
Kennedy
and
our
very
own
mayor
Walsh.
No
pressure.
F
We
are
all
proud
Americans,
no
matter
where
we
came
from
my
family
came
here
more
than
three
decades
ago
from
Colombia
and
moved
to
New,
Jersey
and
shortly
I
was
shortly
after
I
was
born.
We
moved
to
Boston
I
think
about
them.
Every
day,
as
we
celebrate
the
adoption
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence
in
their
pursuit
of
life,
liberty
and
happiness,
my
parents
chose
to
raise
their
family
in
Boston.
F
They
truly
believe
that
our
family
belongs
here
in
a
city
built
by
immigrants.
Here
in
Boston
they
thought
they
could
fulfill
their
dreams
of
becoming
Americans
and
giving
me
the
freedom
to
pursue
my
own
dreams.
I
used
to
walk
past
Northeastern
University
on
my
way
to
school.
When
I
was
a
student
at
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
I
would
walk
by
and
I
would
imagine
life
as
a
college
co-ed
and
once
I
arrived
to
school.
I
could
escape
further
into
my
fantasy
of
being
a
singer
or
actor
or
anything
where
I
can
use
my
hands.
F
My
dad
used
my
jazz
hands
I
like
doing
that.
A
lot
still
I'm
in
a
scene
and
I
just
start
doing
this
and
they're
like
that's,
not
appropriate
for
this,
but
I'm,
just
oh,
that's
just
a
moment
I'm
taking
for
myself.
That's
all
like
all
families.
My
parents
worked
hard
to
make
ends
meet,
but
our
American
life
filled
with
cotton,
candy
and
lobster
grabbers
and
balloons
for
me
was
cut
short
for
them.
Their
struggle
to
legalize
their
immigration
status
was
not
successful.
My
parents
were
deported
before
they
could
see
my
dreams
become
reality.
F
F
Still
even
today,
they
and
I
know
that
Boston
provided
the
foundation
for
my
parents,
dreams
and
my
own.
Thank
you.
Mayor
Walsh,
for
keeping
Boston
a
welcoming
City
and
for
protecting
the
rights
of
immigrants.
Boston
welcomes
immigrants,
full
participation
in
the
economic,
civic
and
social
cultural
life
of
this
foundational,
American
city.
As
mayor
Walsh
understands
when
immigrants
and
other
newcomers
are
given
opportunities
to
thrive
and
firmly
contribute
all
Bostonians
benefit.
Of
course,
this
is
a
long-standing
ethic
of
Boston.
F
F
John
Fitzgerald
Kennedy
delivered
the
4th
of
July
oration,
where
I
stand
today
again,
no
pressure
he's
both
of
the
American
character,
which
he
described
as
religious,
idealistic
and
individualistic
JFK
said
quote.
The
right
of
the
individual
against
the
state
has
ever
been
one
of
our
most
cherished
political
principles
and
quote,
and
he
advised
us
to
be
diligent
quote.
F
F
F
There
are
immigrants,
millions
who
have
lived
in
the
US
for
decades,
who
are
celebrating
this
day
of
Independence
with
their
citizen,
children,
their
citizen
grandchildren,
and
yet
they
are
not
free
to
become
citizens,
because
the
immigration
system
does
not
work.
We
must
persist
for
fairness.
Let
us
take
the
American
revolutionary
spirit
that
still
exists
in
Boston
today
and
stand
up
to
those
who
want
to
deny
as
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness.
F
F
Let's
continue
to
working
together
so
that
all
of
our
American
dreams
may
come
true.
Thank
you.
Mommy
Thank,
You
papi
for
your
sacrifices
may
God
bless
our
country
and
in
the
words
of
Dianna
aka
Wonder
Woman
aka,
the
wisest
and
coolest
woman
in
the
world.
It
is
not
about
deserved
it's
about
what
you
believe
and
I
believe
in
love.
Thank
you.