Patriotic pride on display as America 250 guests share reflections: 'Awesome to be here'

The Great American State Fair was packed this Independence Day, drawing crowds for a mix of holiday celebration and personal reflection. As the festivities unfolded, attendees shared what spending the Fourth of July with their families means to them. "It kind of makes us emotional because of our country and the people who died, you know, and gave up what they've done," Tom Rutledge, a grandfather who traveled to the fair from Texas, told Fox News Digital. HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES RISING WITH EX