Among the first to march down Broadway in Monday's Memorial Day parade are members of Pinkerton Academy's AF Junior ROTC, from left, Sarah Delcore, Tarl Smith, Ryan Curran and Dorothy Haycook.
Seth David, 5, of Derry, sits quietly by small flags he's arranged in the sand during the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument.
Having served six years in the armed forces, three of them in the Navy during the Korean conflict, Frank Doherty of Londonderry, third from right, stands solemnly with Everest Smith of Londonderry and other veterans on Saturday, May 24, at the Posting of the Colors during The Nevins' Memorial Day ceremony.
Sgt. Steve Langelier, who served with the Army in Iraq and has earned the Bronze Star for heroic achievement, steps forward from the Derry "Band of Brothers" as he prepares to lift the shroud from the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument during Monday's unveiling and dedication ceremony. The monument is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. to honor the living veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Friends, from left, Morgan Mahony, 10, and Ashley Palmer, 10, both from Derry, sit quietly in front of the podium on Memorial Day as state Sen. Bob Letourneau reads a N.H. Senate proclamation that will be presented to Derry Town Council Chairman Rick Metts. Letourneau is flanked by U.S. Sen. John Sununu, left, and Gov. John Lynch, both of whom addressed the community during the Memorial Day unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument in MacGregor Park.
Derry's "Band of Brothers" reconvenes on Memorial Day for the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument in MacGregor Park, as Paul Cino, left, Paul Brassard, Sgt. Steve Langelier, Grant Benson Sr., and Roy Feinauer link arms to the applause of community members who have gathered. Langelier, who has served with the Army in Iraq and has earned the Bronze Star for heroic achievement, was inducted as their newest member.
Among the first to march down Broadway in Monday's Memorial Day parade are members of Pinkerton Academy's AF Junior ROTC, from left, Sarah Delcore, Tarl Smith, Ryan Curran and Dorothy Haycook.
Seth David, 5, of Derry, sits quietly by small flags he's arranged in the sand during the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument.
Having served six years in the armed forces, three of them in the Navy during the Korean conflict, Frank Doherty of Londonderry, third from right, stands solemnly with Everest Smith of Londonderry and other veterans on Saturday, May 24, at the Posting of the Colors during The Nevins' Memorial Day ceremony.
Sgt. Steve Langelier, who served with the Army in Iraq and has earned the Bronze Star for heroic achievement, steps forward from the Derry "Band of Brothers" as he prepares to lift the shroud from the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument during Monday's unveiling and dedication ceremony. The monument is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. to honor the living veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Friends, from left, Morgan Mahony, 10, and Ashley Palmer, 10, both from Derry, sit quietly in front of the podium on Memorial Day as state Sen. Bob Letourneau reads a N.H. Senate proclamation that will be presented to Derry Town Council Chairman Rick Metts. Letourneau is flanked by U.S. Sen. John Sununu, left, and Gov. John Lynch, both of whom addressed the community during the Memorial Day unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument in MacGregor Park.
Derry's "Band of Brothers" reconvenes on Memorial Day for the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the Iraq-Afghanistan Monument in MacGregor Park, as Paul Cino, left, Paul Brassard, Sgt. Steve Langelier, Grant Benson Sr., and Roy Feinauer link arms to the applause of community members who have gathered. Langelier, who has served with the Army in Iraq and has earned the Bronze Star for heroic achievement, was inducted as their newest member.
More significant than the music, parades, colors and pageantry of Memorial Day are the names — the names of the men and women who, through the years, have paid the ultimate price and given their lives in defense of America and its people.
On Monday, May 26, the residents of Chester, Londonderry and Derry celebrated the lives of those heroes who gave all in service to a grateful nation.
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