For veterans with PTSD, illegal fireworks on Independence Day can be a torment

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A man holds a cluster of fireworks in his hands.
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In this Friday, June 16, 2017 photo, Julian Gibson, of Dallas Center, Iowa, holds packages of fireworks before buying them in a tent owned by the Iowa Fireworks Company, in Adel, Iowa. Many veterans are triggered in one way or another by the 4th of July.

A woman with glasses and a baseball hat sits on a couch in front of a green wall. She is holding two dogs.
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