While the military has Veterans Day and Memorial Day, Independence Day is not just about military service. Almost half of those who fought were simple farmers and shop owners who took up arms and formed their own militia to fight for a way of life they believed in and were not "military soldiers" so to speak and no militia unit ever served in the continental army. This holiday is for all and don't forget to throw a shout out to the French, without their help we would not have succeeded.