Retired Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., employee Benny Wild and grandchildren speak with KWQC-TV 6 reporter Bailey Dietz prior to the Quad Cities Red, White and Boom fireworks display on July 3. Hundreds gathered at the Colonel Davenport house to watch fi...

Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., firefighter Brian Hansen gives firefighter hats to children while they wait for the fireworks to begin. Rock Island Arsenal participated in the Quad Cities Red, White and Boom fireworks display on July 3. (Photo by Dan Carl...

A young girl tries out the driver's seat of a Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., fire truck. Firefighters provided safety reminders to children who came out to watch the Arsenal's Red, White and Boom fireworks display on July 3. About 200 people gathered on ...

Quad Cities Red, White and Boom fireworks resulted in a spectacular show over Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., on July 3. Several hundred people gathered on the lawn near the Colonel Davenport house to watch the fireworks launch from the installation. (Pho...

Quad Cities Red, White and Boom fireworks filled the sky over Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., on July 3. Several hundred people gathered on the lawn near the Colonel Davenport house to watch the fireworks launch from the installation. (Photo by Dan Carls...