The longest consecutive running July 4th celebration honors fallen 24-year-old lieutenant
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Updated: 5:37 PM EDT Jul 5, 2021
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Updated: 5:37 PM EDT Jul 5, 2021
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CONSECUTIVE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION HERE AND TAKE IT INDIAAN AND YOU CAN TELL EVERYONE’S HAVING A GOOD TIME. IT’S A CELEBRATION WAVING AWAY THE PAST YEAR AS IT CONTINUES TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME. IT’S BNEE PRETTY GOOD TO SEE FAMILY AND THEN SEEING THEM ALL OUT HERE STILL ENJOYING WHAT THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN ENJOYING AS THEY’VE GROWN UP. THIS IS PEEKINS91ST 1 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND IT’S THE FITRS COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. WE’VE BEEN BLESSED THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO CAN KWNO CONTINUE THE CONSECUTIVENESS. IT’S $191 YEARS, WHICH IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL AND WE MADE IT THROUGH COVID-19. WE’RE BACK AGAIN TSHI YEAR PEOPLE CELEBRATING BOTH AMERICA’S FREOMED AND FREEDOM FROM THE PANDEMIC. THEY’RE ALSO CELEBRATINGHE T LIFE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT SCOTT AMES. HE WAS THE PARADES HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL PROUD FOR HIS MOTHER GINGER AMES. A LITTLE SAD, IT’S BITTERSWEET WH EN HE WAS A KID. HE WOULD RIDE THE GO-KART IN THE PARADE. SO BEING FROM HERE. HE WAS JUST VERY PROUD OF THIS AREA AND HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIDS SOEN A HUGE HONOR THAT TYHE ARE HONORING HIM HERE TODAY AMES W 2AS4 YEARS OLD WHEN HEOST L HIS LIFE IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS HIM. YEAH, HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE AIR FORCE AND DIED IN A TRAINING ACCIDENT. IT JUST MAKESOU Y VERY PROUD TO GO ALONGND A SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT’S WANTING TO HONOR AND CELEATBRE AND A WAY TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE. SO EACHAY W CELEBRATES A LIFE ONCE WITH US AND HOPEFULLY A COVID FREE FUTURE FOR US ALL WHILE REJOICING IN REJOINING ONE ANOTHER ON AMERICA’S DAY REPORTING.