Public Affairs Office

Fort Leonard Wood will hold an Independence Day Fireworks Show beginning at 9:30 p.m. July 4.

Department of Defense ID card holders may view the fireworks from the parking lots at the United Service Organizations building, Nutter Field House, the Main Post Chapel, the Rec Plex, the Post Exchange, Baker Theater, Abrams Theater, Bldg. 470 along Replacement Avenue, Daughterty Bowling Center and along the roadside at Gammon Field.

Constitution Avenue will be closed to through traffic from 9 to 10 p.m.

Large group gatherings are discouraged. Attendees are encouraged to practice social distancing.

The fireworks will be live-streamed on the Fort Leonard Wood Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fortleonardwoodmissouri.

Synchronized music for the fireworks show will be broadcast on radio station KFBD at 97.9 FM.

For more information, call 573.596.6913 or visit https://leonardwood.armymwr.com.

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About Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 75 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains more than 80,000 military and civilians each year.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.