In the USA the Fourth of July is a celebration of FREEDOM. May we find ways to allow all living beings to live free in their own environment. Individuals Matter It was at a very small fort, Fort McHenry, where soldiers kept the American flag flying with their very lives during a pivotal battle of the Revolutionary War. As the bombs from the attacking ships pounded the fort the out numbered patriots knew keeping the flag aloft was a matter of victory or defeat. One by one they took their turn. Out in the bay on a ship an observer…