Part Two of our Fourth of July Special series from the Watchman Dana G Smith. I give you the Fourth of July and the Way it was! During Division in America, partisanship, and me first; I don’t mind publishing and making these kinds of patriotic truths available right now. We need them. Today the Biden administration, the attack on the America we grew up in has continued. Yet the truths of what we believed still live on in the hearts of true Americans. The Fourth of July and the Way it Was, is for me a day of remembrance. Our family was just one of many that celebrated it in our town. It was the time of parades, fireworks, patriotism, and picnics with family and friends. It was unashamed, unabashed, out in the open, brazen, fun, and our purpose was to celebrate a nation’s founding called America. It is hard to imagine back then how society could turn on this time that we enjoyed so much. Flag waving at parades, enjoying a wonderful time. Everyone enjoyed the main street events.