A man draped in an American flag places his hand over his heart during the singing o the national anthem, which signaled the start of the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
People march in the “Peddlem, Pushem, Pullem Kids Parade” that started the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Kids receive free balloons during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Kids receive free balloons during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Presley McKinney sings the national anthem to start the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Pictured is a dainty that was served at the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Pictured are “God Bless America” fans that were given out during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A worker hands out a snow cone during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Workers hang an American flag during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Workers hang an American flag during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A volunteer cuts out watermelon seeds for a seed-spitting contest at the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A young girl runs with a snow cone during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A boy competes in a seed-spitting contest at the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A boy competes in a seed-spitting contest at the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Two young children get ready to compete in a seed-spitting contest at the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
A n American flag hangs over the festivities during the Town of Springfield’s annual Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 1, 2022.
