Dear Nevada Jack, Thank you for the inspirational piece. We also enjoyed the other sites you referred us to, expecially the one from the perspective of Old Glory. We had spectacular fire works in Redding, CA this year. We traditionally watch them from the civic, where they shoot them off. We join the 15-20,000 other people with the same idea. The celebration brings Redding together, at least once a year, by a realization that we have that right to gather and celebrate! Hope everyone had a good holiday. CWBuhlert