Veterans and patriots join to celebrate American independence
Mark Chester, left, and Keith Pearce, from the Sons of the American Revolution Alexander Hamilton Georgetown Chapter, were dressed in 18th century period clothing on July 8. They presented the colors before a reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Square. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Women Veterans of Georgetown member and Sun employee Jessica Ohle read the final part of the Declaration of Independence to the crowd. The event took about 20 minutes, wrapping up around 5:20 p.m. on July 8.
One of the flags on display at the event highlighted the 13 original colonies with the amount of stars and the year of American independence 1776.
As a part of the 250th celebration of American Independence, a reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Georgetown, across the U.S. and the world on July 8 – exactly 250 years after the declaration was read in Philadelphia.
During the Georgetown reading, members from Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Women Veterans of Georgetown, American…
