Last June 5, the "God Bless America Family Festival" was held at the Belvedere Estate in Tarrytown, NY, in the United States. It was an event commemorating the 40^th anniversary of the Yankee Stadium Rally held in 1976, where 50,000 people had gathered to celebrate the 200^th anniversary of the founding of the United States. At this commemorative event held by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, 3,000 people attended from around the world, including Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, former U.S. Representative Dan Burton, North American FFWPU President Ki-Hoon Kim and Washington Times Foundation President Tom McDevitt. Simultaneous translation for English and Korean was provided at the event. Belvedere is the venue where Dr. Moon met with world leaders to discuss the importance of peace and the right path for America. The venue was opened to the public for the first time.

In her keynote address on this day, Dr. Moon said, "When America was losing its original essence, we campaigned to awaken America once more. Devoting our bodies and souls, we had many educational discussions with the American youth and leaders. Long-time members who volunteered their services during that time have gathered here." She also revealed, "There are about 200 nations in the world, but America stands as the eldest son. The eldest son should embrace his brethren around the whole world. However, America does not think like this. Instead, they only care about their own well-being. A lot of issues need to be addressed, and I will surely solve them." She was emphasizing FFWPU's role of ridding America, rife with family breakdown, of its individualism.

On the same day, former Representative Dan Burton, in his congratulatory address, said, "All of the serious issues facing America today can be solved by following the words that Rev. Sun Myung Moon gave 40 years ago. Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon stressed the importance of the anti-Communist movement to President Reagan and Communism fell. I thank Dr. Moon for continuing activities for peace." He emphasized, "One of the reasons why I supported Rev. Sun Myung Moon is that he stressed the value of the family. America does not think the value of the family is important. Family problems are becoming one of the reasons for crime in society. It is important for parents to teach to their children the value of the family, as well as ethics."