Veterans and citizens alike gathered in Laconia’s Veterans Square Thursday morning to commemorate Veterans Day and to add a new wreath to the wall of honor. Representatives from the VFW, the American Legion, and Mayor Andrew Hosmer gave remakes before a 21 gun salute. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)Â
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Sherman Chamberlin, commander of the American Legion, stands shoulder to shoulder with his sister Shirley Brimmer, president of the American Legion. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
An attendee examines one of the monuments in Veterans Square. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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From left, Earl Beale, Ed Gaudet, Charley Covey and Ray Peavey fire M1 Garand rifles in a salute to their fellow veterans during the ceremony held in Veterans Square. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Veterans and citizens alike gathered in Laconia’s Veterans Square Thursday morning to commemorate Veterans Day and to add a new wreath to the wall of honor. Representatives from the VFW, the American Legion, and Mayor Andrew Hosmer gave remakes before a 21 gun salute. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)Â
Dan O’Connell, left, and Sherman Chamberlin, right, lay a new wreath at the wall of honor. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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