 Another person talked to Scott about the significance of the holiday. Miriam is one of the folks who's here. For me, the United States is very important for freedom, human rights, and that's what I feel today, to be in the right place in the right country. Summer is a busy time for D.C. police officers who patrol the water, and WTOB's Mike Murillo spent part of Independence Day on the Potomac River with members of the city's Harbor Patrol.