July 4th has special meaning for me. Having my brother Gary murdered, along with my best friend Doug and 656 friends and colleagues at Cantor Fitzgerald on September 11th, 2001, simply because they were American, cannot make the point more clear. America is the defender of peace and the protector of freedom. Many who are fortunate and blessed to live in America want to destroy freedom and seek our undoing. They are able to attack us with words, signs, and protests only because they live in a country that allows them the freedom to speak. All those who live in America and yell “death to America” should leave this country and live where they think it’s better. This, of course, will never happen because there is no place better to live than the U.S. We live in the only country that protects the world, 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, as a nation, have chosen Donald J. Trump as our President. Today, let us give thanks for the freedom we enjoy every day and remember all those who gave their lives because they were Americans.