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.