The Midlands kicks off a festive 4th of July weekend

 

And could they have featured had more American flags on them?

Pound for pound, for patriotic fervor, it was difficult to beat the boat trussed up with enough flags on its mast that it looked like an old-fashioned frigate with a thousand sails.

Happy Fourth!

Video and photos by Rob Thompson

Saturday night, the annual Torchlight Tattoo and Fireworks display was held at Fort Jackson with performances by Grammy award winning artist Mya and the 282nd Army Band capped off by a fireworks display to light up the sky.

This story was originally published July 3, 2016 at 12:25 AM with the headline "The Midlands kicks off a festive 4th of July weekend."