The Fourth of July is always a huge celebration in our family  We’ve had many family members that are active or have been active military members  Each year, our family holds a huge cookout over the weekend to celebrate the holiday  There are a couple hundred people present each year  On Friday evening, they slaughter a whole hog and put it onto a cooker so that we can have fresh pulled pork Saturday evening  Friday evening is a fish fry  For both meals, everyone in the family brings a dish  Some people bring sides, others bring desserts