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Central Maine communities marked Veterans Day on Saturday with special observances, including the laying of a wreath at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea, and a parade through the Waterville downtown.
Timothy Donovan, Army veteran and retired VA Maine employee, left, and Tracye B. Davis, medical center director, place a wreath Saturday at the base of the large flagpole outside Building 200 at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalRebecca Pushard sings the national anthem at the start of a Veterans Day ceremony Saturday at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea. The event included remarks from center director Tracye Davis, along with staffers reading letters from three of the four Congressional delegation members. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalAn antique Dodge Power Wagon outfitted with United States Marine Corps decals, an American flag, and a flag honoring veterans of the Vietnam War rolls through downtown Waterville on Saturday as part of the town’s annual Veterans Day parade. Dylan Tusinski/Morning SentinelGerry Scott and his horse Hercules stand beside a cannon Saturday during the Veterans Day ceremony at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea. Scott, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, brought Hercules up from Saco. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalCub Scouts, troop leaders, and families of service members march through downtown Waterville on Saturday during the town’s Veterans Day parade. Walkers were carrying signs thanking veterans for their service. Dylan Tusinski/Morning SentinelThe Kennebec Valley Honor Guard retires the colors Saturday at the end of a Veterans Day ceremony Saturday at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalPearley Lachance, 88, delivers a speech Saturday to a contingency of veterans gathered at Waterville’s Castonguay Square. Lachance’s speech came after he and roughly 50 veterans marched through downtown Waterville during a parade organized by members of the Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post No. 5. Dylan Tusinski/Morning SentinelParticipants bow their heads Saturday as Chaplain Jacob George offers a closing prayer to wrap up the Veterans Day ceremony at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea. Joe Phelan/Kennebec JournalCrowds gather, wave and applaud Saturday as veterans march on foot and ride on all-terrain vehicles through downtown Waterville as part of the annual Veterans Day parade. The event is organized by the Bourque-Lanigan American Legion Post No. 5, with about 100 people attending this year’s parade. Dylan Tusinski/Morning Sentinel
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