Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day—the 124th anniversary of a once free nation’s birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty.  Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba’s founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire’s subjugation to claim the same birthright our citizens enjoy today:  the right of a free people to govern themselves.  Their journey echoes our own, and their dream of freedom remains as vital today as it was when they first dared to fight for it.…