Chapter 96 Holds Reading of Declaration of Independence

Vietnam Veterans of America Big Bend Chapter 96 hosted its fifth annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, featuring a Benjamin Franklin re-enactor in period costume. Dozens gathered for the July 4 celebration, held in front of the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee.

“You get a sense of place, a sense of history [with] the full makeup and costume and on the steps of the historic capitol,” onlooker Thomas Croom told WCTV-TV. “It gives you a real sense of what Philadelphia might have been like on that day that they were on the steps announcing their declaration.”

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