Residents, officials, and veterans gathered for Weymouth’s annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony on Monday.
Mayor Robert Hedlund talks about why it’s important the nation pauses to honor its veterans.
During the ceremony, Weymouth Veterans Services Director George Pontes directs attention to an empty chair with the POW-MIA flag draped over it.
The ceremony concluded with the playing of Taps and the singing of “God Bless America.”