I agree - the loud noise could be done without. Although, the loud noise was worth it to see my brother-in-law was bombed by 75 parachutes. I always thought Marines were supposed to be tough but... My brother-in-law, being the genius he is, decided to stand next to a tube of explosives which shot little umbrellas into the air... he did this without making sure it was on level ground. The ground was not level, the firework went off, it tipped directly toward him, he got hit repeated with little umbrellas. It was the best part of the fourth!!

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