BOOM... BOOM... BOOM IN THE NIGHT

America's birthday!  Lots of good cheer...
American picnics and good beer... and more to share...
Everybody excited up to the minute the fireworks start....
Until for next year, we part....

Sound...light, noise from children laughing and screaming...Boom...Boom...Boom....
It resounds...the sounds...through the trees and all the grounds....
And in the few quiet seconds, there is the profound...the very big, big BOOOMM!

Last year, we saluted the nightwatchman at the Liberty Monument where it was a hot, humid evening.  This year, he still toils and watches more than last year....the night guard at the George Washington Bridge is tense that night....he is looking extra hard for any problems and does not want to find a single one...

Deep into the night these public places quiet down and are almost silent, in contrast to the fireworks that just preceded them...

It is a pause, not an accident, where all can take a breath and just stand still for a minute and focus on the thought of what this moment is and why Americans go "Boom, Boom, Boom in the Night"?

It is to give our children some awe.  It gives us some.  And some fun and laughter.  It reminds us who we are and our roots.

Boom, Boom, Boom.....we were just reminded.....

Yes, America's guardians and nightwatchmen see this too, but they have this special duty, you see, to protect us all from ourselves when we get so excited, not a bad motive, but one that gets stretched when the law enforcement guys speak of dangerous intimidation.

Its 3am in hot Philadelphia at the Liberty Bell....its even hotter in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial.  But there is no going home.  America's treasures must be protected, in whatever heat and humidity.  These men and these monuments are a team and they will be OK.

Thousands felt comfort and exhilaration in these days.  It helps national spirit

Boom, Boom,..........Boom, BOOM!!! 

Finale over, another year. 
A few more few minutes to feel our country's history and meaning, and great cheer.