One of my favorite events on the National Mall is the annual Kite Flying gathering where any kid or kid at heart can through a piece of paper attached to a string in the air and see if it will stay there.

Mix that with a day of protest on the National Mall as well as around the country, and you have a day to remember. This short film captures a bit of both and shows that while we are staggering to the finish line of our 250th year in existence, there’s also time to appreciate what we do have and the traditions that do get advanced from generation to generation.