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USA Today-"Fourth of July brings celebrations coast to coast"
USA Today-"Fourth of July brings celebrations coast to coast"Larry Copeland, USA TODAY 7:42 p.m. EDT July 4, 2013
Americans celebrated Independence Day Thursday with the reopening of Lady Liberty, one of the USA's premier music festivals, swearing-in ceremonies for brand-new citizens and a hot-dog eating contest.
The day's events also included a somber fireworks tribute to 19 firefighters who died this week while fighting a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz.
In the nation's capital, members of the military and their families were welcomed to the South Lawn of the White House as President Obama continued a tradition of honoring the nation's armed forces on the Fourth of
In a holiday radio address, Obama said the men and women of the military have played "a vital role in the story of our nation" and the history of the globe.
Read more @ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/04/fourth-july-fireworks-celebration-obama/2489663/