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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - An assistant helps a child into the holster on one of the festival attractions. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - A child plays on one of the apparatuses at the Fort Benning Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the In...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Soldiers stop for something to eat at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independe...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Soldiers stop for something to eat at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independe...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Children explore one of the static displays at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the ...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Crowds watch the performances at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence o...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - The crowd at York Field listens to the performances at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - R&B artist Flo Rida performs on stage for an audience of Soldiers, civilians, Family members and community members. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Fireworks light up the sky above York Field in front of the MCoE headquarters. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence ...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Fireworks light up the sky above York Field at the MCoE headquarters. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence of the Un...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - Fireworks light up the sky above York Field at the MCoE headquarters. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence of the Un...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - The band 3 Doors Down plays at Fort Benning's Independence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence of ...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) -- The MCoE Band prepares to play at the Fort Benning Indpendence Day celebration. The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independenc...
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2018) - The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning opened its gates to the community June 23, 2018, in celebration of the Independence of the United States.
An estimated 35,000 Soldiers, civilians, veterans, retirees, Families, and members of the Chattahoochee Valley and beyond attended the post's annual Independence Day celebration, which took place on York Field in front of the Maneuver Center of Excellence headquarters.
The event, organized by the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, included performances by country group Big and Rich, rock group 3 Doors Down and R&B artist Flo Rida.
Festivalgoers ate kettle corn, funnel cake, ice cream, southern cuisine, grilled food, Cajun cooking, barbecue and more. Fun for the Families included a rock-climbing pillar, inflatable bounce houses, carnival games, and an exotic animal petting zoo.
The night culminated when the MCoE Band played the songs of the armed service branches, "1812 Overture" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa and more while fireworks shot skyward in bright, thunderous detonations.
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