Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Scalise, commanding officer, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, gives his remarks during Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune’s annual Fourth of July celebration, William Pendleton Thomas Hill Field, , July 4, 2017. From 1776 to present day, July 4 has been adopted as the birth of American Independence, later on becoming a national holiday in 1870 by the Congress.

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