This is America to me

My walk in America started when my parents brought me here in 1954. That’s long enough ago for me to feel like a native.

My time as a citizen of the USA has flown by as time has its wont.

For the most part, I have walked among you and with you with pride. Events in our country’s recent history have given me pause.

This year’s hope for a happy 4th comes also with the wish that we will strive for better. May the 4th be with us.