Day. the only thing is that i thought it was only celebrating my birthday, i m born on the 4th of july. my dad came in 1940 from puerto rico, my mom from eastern europe. a land of opportunity my dad worked cutting sugar cane. today washing pots in the kitchen in a cafeteria. he met my mom, a waitress there. america is a place people can remake and make themselves everybody has a shot. to my beloved country, happy birthday. a lot of people in this hour talking about why they re proud to be american. we know a lot of you out there watching are, too. share your hash tag with us, proudamerican. fox news channel is proud to be an american continues straight ahead.
Europe is crowded we have tiny cars in america, oh, wide open spaces, big sky country. you know you ve arrived in a big space and it s wide open. as soon as you step off the plane, i can t come in a boat i stepped off a plane. you know this is open. it doesn t matter who your mom and dad were or what you looked like. you can go as far as you want to go. it s wide open. america feels free. it s a feeling that you can pick it up. it s almost like it s in the wind or something. but you know it. as soon as you arrive this place means freedom. we re looking at america, what makes america great. if i can say in one word? opportunity. having the freedom and democracy, openness of the country permits people like us
Everyone. when things don t seem right, we can rely on the constitution to make sure that everybody s civil liberties in guaranteed. happy birthday to our country, happy birthday to our country. and many more i love my country. i saw that i live my own live to protect the ones i love. i lived all over the world. nothing comes close to america. it s what it stands for. you know? everybody has a voice whether agreeing or disagreeing, but they have the right to
They want. my grandfather came from ireland he was a carpenter and built houses and generations after that, went on to work for greatest corporations in this country. liberty mutual and ibm. he told us you can be anything you want to be and shoot for the top for whatever you were doing. this country has given us an extraordinary amount back. not a lot of people banging down doors around the world but trying to bang on our door. what is the greatest country in the world? the american dream. it s better here than anywhere else. to me that is what america means. that is what this day means on the 4th of july. when you see red, white and blue, you can see the american flag. what that tells me is that america is still a place where believers become achievers.
Peoples willingness to die to preserve her freedom, her opportunity, and her way of life for themselves, for their fellow americans, and for the generations who will follow. that is very hard to top. beautifully said. one of the great things is someone who is raised in riverside, california who worked as a brakeman on southern pacific railroad could rise to become one of the best radio people in america. it s true, allen, he s right. and all seriousness coming from nudging and making something of yourself and believing in your self. in this country, you can believe in your self and fulfill your dreams. well, problem is that i m a genius so i have a leg up on the rest of you. america means you re free. i was given the privilege to
It has made us and kept us great, which is why we should still welcome anybody that wants to come here. in the united states, there s no limit what you can do. i m afforded opportunities and freedoms that aren t necessarily afforded around the world. i love being an american. it s a privilege. happy birthday, america. we all equal and endowed by god not by government, not by majorities, not by armed forces but endowed by god with certain una unali unalienable rights. freedom has always been a drives force. if there s one word america represents around the world, it s freedom. like i tell the crew, you are we wearing the uniform of america s varsity team.
Made this nation strongest in the history of the world. why did you serve? it was a tradition in my family. i also frankly part of it was excitement of being a navy pilot. part of it excitement of flying in combat. also, camaraderie the life, believe in country. does star spangled banner ever get old to you? no. america the beautiful i get teary eyed on occasion. thank you, sir. thanks. america is the best nation in the world i traveled around the world and i know we re the best. do you know what makes me love it the most? free speech. if i don t like something, i can say it. that is not true if a lot of countries here, we see something we don t like, we can tell our government don t do that. we don t like it you can t do that in a lot of places. that makes us great. i think on july 4th, it s
And looking back towards family history. they went to wyoming. my great grandfather was a coal miner and homesteader they walked in on one side of the american dream, i walked out on the other side this country still provides that opportunity to immigrants from all over the world and people that happen to be born 4, 5, 6 generations in. i m afraid to ask but what makes america great? that we re not like the rest of the world we have cannabun, muscle cars, nfl cheerleaders and fire works that can blow your fingers off and we have devilled eggs and flare. you can be a first generation like i am.
Are. i want to tag on to that. i m on my third career. each time this, country afforded me the opportunity to start back up again. it s great to reflect on mazing opportunities that america affords. happy 4th of july, everyone. america s ordinary people and thousands of examples of their courage that serve as the bench mark of our lives we expect the heroism of soldiers at battle, courage of police officers and firefighters and first responders in horrific event after event. but i believe the courage and heroism of the seemingly unprepared who are thrust into catastrophic situations and who time, and again, stun us with image nif sense of their actions. the essence of america is it s