To the editor:

A is America the Beautiful and the home of the brave.

B is the beauty of America's national parks.

C is our Constitution, our governing document.

D is the Declaration of Independence, our founding document.

E is the East Wing; may it be returned to its original glory.

F is the freedoms we hold dear and that are enshrined in our Constitution.

G is the Grand Old Flag, immortalized in song.

H is our history of welcoming immigrants.

I is the immigrants who built this country.

J is our independent judiciary.

K is no kings allowed to govern us.

L is the Liberty Bell.

M is the many ethnicities among Americans.

N is the Supreme Court justices who uphold our Constitution.

O is our love of the open road.

P is our right to protest.

Q is our right to question those who govern us.

R is the racism we struggle to overcome.

S is our history of slavery, which we continue to work to redress.

T is the tradition of town halls, still strong in our country.

U is the 50 states that stay united, forming the United States.

V is Valley Forge, an important part of our Revolution.

W is Washington, our first president.

X is the excellence of thought among our founders.

Y is years of bipartisanship in Congress.

Z is America overcoming zealotry over and over again.

Carol Anderheggen

Portsmouth