Bush, W.Va. & the 4th of July - Updated

(Update: The White House supplied this photo from this morning's speech. Familiar faces include: U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd, and her husband Charles, far left; Adjutant General Allen E. Tacket of the W.Va. National Guard, right of the Capitos; and Delegate Jonathan Miller, R-Berkeley, second row behind the podium, far right)

President Bush marked Independence Day in West Virginia for the fourth time since taking office in 2001, addressing a crowd at the National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg.

The Associated Press covered the event, and also spoke to those in attendance. Several AP members are also hosting AP Video from the morning speech (sites also here, here & here).

The Journal of Martinsburg has also posted its story from the visit. MetroNews has a story as well as audio.

The AP has an article as well on a planned protest to coincide with the president's appearance. The White House, meanwhile, has a transcript of his Martinsburg speech.

The Charleston Gazette helps celebrate the 4th with a package of interviews with some of our newer citizens. "(N)ot all Americans are born American," the Gazette notes. "For some, the fireworks and festivities on the Fourth of July are the mark of a new life in a new country."

The package also includes video of the interviews.

Others with Independence Day coverage include MetroNews, the Charleston Daily Mail and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.