JULY 4th
Another birthday for our country.
I drove to McHenry and stopped at Jewel after getting two Sausage McMuffins at McDonald's (two for $2). Bought six 12-packs of Diet Coke at Jewel for $20. That's just $3.33 a pack, a great price in these days of inflation. Seems like everything in grocery stores is more expensive or downsizing.
I went to the 4th of July commemoration in Veterans Park, put on by the McHenry American Legion and Polish League of American Veterans (PLAV). We keep two folding chairs (not those sling things) in the trunk of the Malibu all summer as you never know when you're going to need them. I used one at the park and found a nice spot shaded by a tree.
There was a reading of the entire Declaration of Independence,something that was often done in the early years of the celebration. This was followed by a talk about formerly secret U.S. Army operations in Nicaragua and Central America back in the 1970s and 1980s. It was a big secret and we lost quite a few military personnel in it.
The wife of Jeffrey C. Schwab was there. He was killed in a helicopter crash on January 11, 1984.
Afterwards, I went over to the McHenry Legion and a big crowd of people came in from the ceremony. I sat next to Mrs. Schwab and had a nice talk with her.
Watched the Spring Grove fireworks display from the foot of the driveway, the only place you can still see them since all the neighborhood trees have grown so tall. We used to be able to see them from the front porch.
Happy 246th Birthday U.S.A. --RoadDog
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