El Paso Fourth of July parades Richard Lopez waves to East Side
4th of July Parade participants last year at the corner of
Maxwood and Yarbrough. (FERNIE CASTILLO / Times file photo)  El
Paso has been ranked as one of the 10 most patriotic cities,
according to rankings released Monday by MyLife.com, a social
media website.  El Paso was ranked eighth in the nation. It was
one of the five Texas cities in the top 10.  Rankings were
compiled using factors such as the percentage of residents in
the military, spending on veterans, number of community and
social workers and the popularity of Fourth of July fireworks.
El Paso was among "the cities that were patriotic 365 days a
year," according to the rankings by MyLife.com.  San Diego was
ranked the most-patriotic city in the nation. Laredo was last in
the list of 100 cities.  The 10 Most Patriotic Cities 1. San
Diego. 2. San Antonio. 3. Austin. 4. Fort Worth. 5. Oklahoma
City. 6. Las Vegas. 7. Long Beach, Calif. 8. El Paso. 9.
Colorado Springs, Colo. 10. Houston.