While you were in the service, what is your most memorable on-base 4th of July celebration?

SMSgt Tony Barnes — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 15:49:24 -0400

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Sep 19 at 2015 3:51 PM

SFC Everett Oliver — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 15:51:29 -0400

Fun Jumps at Ft Bragg........

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 19 at 2015 3:53 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 15:53:51 -0400

The one we got a full day on post pass during Basic Training. We were told we could go anywhere on base (minus Perm Party barracks and housing), and eat/drink whatever we wanted.

Response by Cpl James Waycasie made Sep 19 at 2015 3:57 PM

Cpl James Waycasie — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 15:57:46 -0400

Okinawa Japan at Camp Foster. The E.M. Club hosted an all night movie, 25 cents draft beer and 50 cents mixed drinks. All the movies were either Military related or some type of violent movie. Among the movies were Mad Max, Green Berets, and Sands of Iwo Jima. Flags and Americana décor everywhere. Every hour the movie would pause and we would say the Pledge or sing Oh say can you seeeeeeee. Lol after about 6 hours of solid drinking, you should have heard the pledging and singing.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 19 at 2015 5:19 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:19:11 -0400

Celebrating Independence Day in Iraq by "registering" our battalion's mortars. Much better than plain old fireworks.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Sep 20 at 2015 1:20 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:20:37 -0400

That would be a toss up between RAF West Ruislip. We set off a bunch of fireworks, Unfortunately no one warned the Locals and they had recently incarcerated a High Ranking IRA Member in the Prison up the road. They though it was a mass attack and breakout by the IRA. The other one would be seeing my Young Son on a Armored Vehicle at Bolling AFB Aiming a Mounted Machine Gun across the Anacostia River at Washington National Airport. Perspective is everything.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Sep 20 at 2015 1:30 AM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:30:01 -0400

The years I spent in DC on the national mall

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 20 at 2015 1:40 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:40:35 -0400

Lackland Airforce base. Basic training. I was in my third week of training and our TI sent us to bed a half hour early so that we could watch the fireworks out of the windows and he reminded us of the significance that the fireworks represent.