On the Fourth of July, friends and family are convening across the Puget Sound for festivities under fireworks-filled skies. Joe Palombo attended Seafair's annual event at Gas Works Park with his family. He called the holiday, a "good reflection day of all the things we take for granted.” These things were hard-fought for by America's servicemen and women, as U.S. veteran Charlie Gilmore reminded KING 5 this week. "It's another Memorial Day for us, because we've seen those who have laid their life on the line," said Gilmore. He said that on this holiday, he often cherishes the memory of a friend and fallen soldier: a Tacoma man named Sgt. William Spencer, who would have been 54 years old this year. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/live-without-regret-4th-of-july-evokes-memories-fallen-tacoma-soldier/281-151aac8e-12fc-416b-bb72-6602b1233d85