Fireworks explode over Veterans Memorial Park in Belle Center in observance of Independence Day on Friday. A slideshow below contains additional photos of Fourth of July festivities at Belle Center and West Mansfield. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)

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Tickled to be an American — Ezra Ramsey, 4, laughs as his father, Jason Ramsey tickles him near his grandfather Mike Ramsey’s 1967 Mustang during the classic car show at the West Mansfield Fourth of July celebration on Friday. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)