🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, America. 🇺🇸 Today isn’t just another Independence Day. It’s 250 years of an idea that changed the world. I am incredibly proud to be an American, and even more proud that I had the privilege of serving this country in uniform. Service came with a cost. Like many veterans, I carry scars that aren’t always visible. Some are physical. Some are mental. They remind me every day that freedom has never been free. Even so, if I could go back in time, I’d still raise my right hand. Life has been filled with victories and setbacks, successes and failures. I’ve met people who have built extraordinary businesses, created incredible wealth, and achieved levels of success most of us can only imagine. I admire them. Their success doesn’t diminish mine, and I don’t envy what they’ve earned. America is one of the few places on Earth where people are free to dream that big, work that hard, and build something that lasts. That’s what I love most about this country. Freedom isn’t the promise that everyone will end up in the same place. It’s the opportunity for every person to pursue their own path—to build, to serve, to create, to sacrifice, to fail, to get back up, and to try again. I’ve been blessed with opportunities that billions of people around the world will never have. For that, I am deeply grateful. So today I’ll fly the flag with pride, remember those who never made it home, honor those still serving, thank the generations who built this nation, and celebrate the greatest experiment in liberty the world has ever known. Happy 250th Birthday, America. May we never take our freedom for granted. 🇺🇸 God Bless America. 🇺🇸