Maria Benitez and her dog Maggie ride in the Fourth of July parade held at Palm Valley, Texas, Tuesday, July 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Lynn Hermosa)
I love America.
Master of Ceremonies Tim Stickney looks on as he waits for a slow float during a Fourth of July parade Tuesday, July 4, 2006, in Key Biscayne, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Diane Ribeiro of Bristol, R.I., right, and Dennis Soares of Tiverton, R.I. walk down Hope Street in Bristol, R.I. before the start of the Bristol Fourth of July Parade, Tuesday, July 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)