Area towns pay tribute to local veterans
Shrewsbury - (left): Members of the Shrewsbury Police Department Color Guard Shawn Valliere, Larry Napolitano, Tyson Mohr and Michael O'Connor participate in Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11. Events included the placing of a wreath at the Everlasting Memorial to Shrewsbury Veterans in Shrewsbury center.

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Shrewsbury - (second from top): Veterans gather Nov. 11 for a ceremony and the placing of a wreath at the Memorial to Shrewsbury Veterans statue next to the Shrewsbury Police Department.

Shrewsbury - (third from top): Veterans Walter Kalczynski and Ron Pelletier participate in a "Flag Retirement" ceremony at the Ray Stone Post Nov. 11 as part of the Veterans Day activities. During the ceremony, damaged and worn flags were burned to respectfully dispose of them after their useful service is over.

Flags that are no longer suitable for use may be dropped off at the Shrewsbury Senior Center where they are held until the Flag Retirement ceremony each Veterans Day.

PHOTO/MARY PRITCHARD PHOTO/MARY PRITCHARD Northborough - In honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, American flags decorate the gravesites of local veterans at the Howard Street Cemetery. PHOTO/KEN POWERS Westborough - (left): Veterans Day Grand Marshals Ralph J. Smith, a U.S. Naval veteran of World War II, and Mary Dunleavy, a U.S. Army nurse veteran of World War II, gather Nov. 12 before the memorial to veterans of the Gulf War and the War on Terrorism in front of the Forbes building. PHOTO/MARY SHANE Westborough - (Right): Saluting the flag as it is raised at the war memorials in front of the Forbes Building are: (l to r) Michael Deluca; the Rev. Steve Misarski, pastor of New Hope Chapel and a veteran; Nathan Harris; Don Olson, a veteran; Donald Sundstrom; Howard Fay, a veteran; and Bill Ames, a veteran.