Fireworks detonate above the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, July 3. The firework display served as a finale to the day's events, which included a performance by the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Folding the flag

(Left) Airman 1st Class Daniel McMillan and Capt. Paul Hubenthal, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center Honor Guard members from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., fold the American flag during a flag presentation ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, July 3. Approximately 30,000 people came to the memorial for the 2008 Independence Day Celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Moment of silence

(Left) Airman 1st Class Timothy Johnson and Master Sgt. Bernard Crump, Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard members, pay their respects to fallen service members at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, July 3. Approximately 30,000 people came to the memorial for the 2008 Independence Day Celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Capt. Paul Hubenthal, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center Honor Guard member from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., presents a folded American flag to honored veteran, Frank Buckles, at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, July 3. Frank Buckles, 107, is the last-known surviving American-born veteran of World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Firework fun

Fireworks detonate above Mount Rushmore National Memorial, July 3. Approximately 30,000 people came to the memorial for the 2008 Independence Day Celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

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Mount Rushmore Independence Day features Honor Guard

Published July 8, 2008

Folding the flag

Moment of silence

Firework fun