STANDING GUARD throughout the Veterans’ Day ceremony were members of the Patriot Guard Riders. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

TAPS is played by NRHS Marching Band member Alexina Sepke on Veterans’ Day. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

PLACING OF THE WREATHS on war memorials by veterans (l-r): Gerard Pelletier (Navy, Vietnam), Joe Malek (Army: Vietnam), Tomas Sanchez (Navy: Vietnam; and Army National Guard), Ken Ravioli (Army: Vietnam), and Dan Mahoney (Army: Persian Gulf 1 & 2, Bosnia, Afghanistan). (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

 

THE AWARD-WINNING NRHS Marching Band performs “Marches of the Armed Forces” during Tuesday’s Veterans’ Day ceremony on the common. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

 

GUITARIST Mike DeAngelis performed the National Anthem on electric guitar during the Veterans Breakfast at the Moose. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

 

THIRD GRADE chorus members from the Hood School enthusiastically sang patriotic songs for the veterans attending the Veterans Breakfast. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

 

KOREAN WAR veteran David Hart, who served in the U.S. Army, salutes during the National Anthem at the Veterans Breakfast. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

 

 

 

PAT RUGGIERO, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army who served from Vietnam to Desert Storm, enjoyed the camaraderie during the Veterans Breakfast at the Moose. (Maureen Doherty Photo)