Fireworks over the Cape Girardeau County courthouse in Jackson, shot from the roof of The Andrew Jackson in uptown. Photo by David Vaeth.

But a group of veterans stepped up to make sure Cape Girardeau had a proper Independence Day celebration. And in Jackson, the show went on as always.

Feel free to give your rating of this year's fireworks and how they compared to last year's.

There are more photos from both shows -- submitted by our readers via email and by using our Your Photos tool -- posted in a gallery in our multimedia section. Other people have given us Independence Day photos without the fireworks -- photos of the Rev. Larry Rice and his event at Indian Park, of a historical re-enactment at Fort D and of a family trip to the beaches of Normandy.

You can see more photos, and give us any you want to share, on the Your Photos page of our website.