190704-N-HC646-0250 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (July 4, 2019) Capt. Matt Arny, commanding officer of Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, salutes the colors paraded by the NAS Whidbey color guard in the annual 4th of July Oak Harbor Rotary and Chamber Grand Parade for Independence Day. Independence Day is a holiday that celebrates America’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, on July 4, 1776, and that the thirteen American colonies were now united, free, and independent from British authority. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)