The Fort Hood and Central Texas communities celebrated freedom loud and proud at the annual Independence Day Celebration at Hood Stadium Tuesday. Thousands filled the stands and field at the stadium for the event, which featured performances by country music artist and Houston native Mignon Grabois and Houston-based rock band Blue October. The event also had inflatables for kids to enjoy, a DJ throughout the day, plenty of food and drink vendors, HEB cart races and a military working dog demonstration by the 226th MWD Detachment, 720th Military Police Battalion. New this year was a rock climbing wall, a balloon artist and a henna tattoo artist.

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