Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind.
“Mankind.” That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist.
And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!
Last year, around the time the new Independence Day movie came out, I went on Twitter and jokingly tweeted something like "The new movie will never top Randy Quaid flying a fighter jet up a UFO's butthole."
thxxx1337 on July 4th, 2017 at 13:26 UTC »
Randy Quaid never came home from this character.
pm_me_your_kindwords on July 4th, 2017 at 13:53 UTC »
Tarijeno on July 4th, 2017 at 15:09 UTC »
Last year, around the time the new Independence Day movie came out, I went on Twitter and jokingly tweeted something like "The new movie will never top Randy Quaid flying a fighter jet up a UFO's butthole."
One person liked that tweet: Randy Quaid.