Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune holds a fireworks display during the annual fourth of July celebration at William Pendleton Thomas Hill Field at MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 4, 2018.
From 1776 to present day, July Fourth has been adopted as the birth of American Independence, later becoming a national holiday declared in 1870 by Congress. This year also marks the 77th anniversary of Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee) www.dvidshub.net. Original public domain image from Flickr