July 4th has special meaning for me. Having my brother Gary taken from us along with my best friend Doug and 656 other friends and colleagues at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11 simply because we were American, cannot make the point more clearly. America is the light that shines in the dark. America is the defender of peace, and the protector of the power and glory that is freedom. Many who want to destroy freedom, seek our undoing. Many attack us with words, but only because they live in a country that allows them that right. All those who yell “death to America” should leave and go back to where they think is better. They will never leave because they know there is no such place. We live in the only country that protects the globe, fights for peace and freedom, loves life and liberty, and allows us, the citizens of America, to collectively choose our leader. And I cannot be prouder that we, together have chosen Donald J Trump as our President. Today let us give thanks for the freedom we have, and remember all who are no longer with us. They gave their lives because they were Americans.