Celebrating the Fourth

By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs

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Families enjoyed games, fun and food at Navy Recreation’s Freedom Fest July 4.

U.S. Navy photoS by Donna Cipolloni

Celebrating the Fourth — Families enjoyed games, fun and food at Navy Recreation’s Freedom Fest July 4.

U.S. Navy photoS by Donna Cipolloni

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Either wearing or waving the red, white and blue, hundreds of people turned out to enjoy Freedom Fest at NAS Patuxent River’s West Basin Marina July 4.

Sponsored by MWR’s Community Recreation, the family event featured music, food, games, arts and crafts, tattoos, a rock climbing wall, water balloon battle, inflatable water slide and a water tag course.

“It’s hot, but it’s been a lot of fun,” said Molly Hart, whose husband Pete was wearing a tall Uncle Sam hat. “The kids really enjoyed the inflatable games. They’re happy with anything that gets them wet.”

The evening ended with a bang, literally, as attendees gathered along the shoreline after dark for a front-row view of the Solomons Island fireworks display across the Patuxent River.