Veterans Day

This year's Veterans Day ceremonies will be different. Instead of convening veterans to visit all of the town's war memorials, the Framingham Veterans Council will hold two ceremonies at Cushing Memorial Park, which has entrances on Dudley Road and Winter Street. In the first ceremony, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, veterans will meet in the Cushing Memorial Chapel's parking lot, then move to the Cushing General Hospital Memorial, where Cub Scouts will lead a flag ceremony to be followed by a wreath-laying.

The graves of military veterans would no longer go accidentally unmarked on Veterans Day or Memorial Day if state lawmakers pass a bill aimed at improving the communication surrounding the deaths of veterans. Currently, when a veteran dies, the funeral director files a notice with the local board of health, which is supposed to notify the veterans' graves officer, the local official responsible for caring for veterans' graves. But state Representative Shaunna O'Connell, Republican of Taunton and the bill's sponsor, said communication tends to break down and often the...

A nthony Molinaro was just out of high school, not yet 18, when he volunteered to fight with the Navy in World War II. He was trained and eventually assigned to the USS Quincy, a heavy cruiser bound for battle in France. Molinaro and his shipmates fired at German troops in Normandy, and swept Cherbourg Harbor for mines. Eventually, the ship returned to the Bethlehem Steel Co. yard in Quincy, where the sailors were sworn to secrecy about construction on board. First, workers installed an elevator and a ramp.

A 14-year-old student, Frankie Collazo wrote to a military man whom he never met: "Dear soldier, I greatly appreciate the sacrifices you have made for me. Thanks to you and your fellow soldiers I am living a free life in America. I was born in Puerto Rico. My family moved here to America to live a free life, but that wouldn't have been possible if you hadn't fought in the wars. My friends and I give thanks. " This letter was part of a project that Stoklosa Middle School staff put together last Veterans Day. Callore's letter and the letters of other students made their way to...

Mainers are marking Veterans Day with Main Street parades and other events around the state. Portland, Bangor-Brewer and Richmond are among the cities and towns planning parades on Friday's holiday. In Augusta, annual Veterans Day ceremonies will be held at the Augusta State Armory. In Castine, Maine Maritime Academy is also holding a ceremony honoring U.S. armed forces and merchant marine veterans for their service. he ceremony will include a 21-gun salute and a moment of silence.

Lexington has canceled its outdoor parade for Veterans Day Friday because of rain in the forecast. Veterans Day ceremonies will now be held inside Cary Hall at 1605 Massachusetts Ave. beginning at 10 a.m. Before being canceled, the parade had been scheduled to march along Massachusetts Ave. from the Police Station to the Battle Green.

Army and Navy Sergeant Robert McCarthy speaks to a freshman history class about his time in Kabul, Afghanistan. By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Although Army and Navy Sergeant Robert McCarthy was home from Afghanistan for only 15 days, on Monday he was at Braintree High. Wearing a camouflage hat with an American flag on it, McCarthy told the students what Kabul, Afghanistan is really like, from the smells of the city, to the heat, to the nerve-wracking unknown every soldier prepares for. Despite any negatives,...

By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Hingham School Committee members unanimously supported a nighttime football game to occur on Veterans Day, pending approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Athletic Department officials will need to obtain Zoning Board approval tonight to get the final go-ahead for the project, which will bring in a few portable construction lights to enable the varsity football team to play a 6 p.m. game on home turf against Duxbury High. A similar event that stirred up...

Veterans, active-duty service members, and their families are invited to an appreciation dinner at the Natick Soldier Systems Center on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The event is sponsored by the town Veterans Council and the Natick firefighters union. RSVP to veterans' services director Paul Carew at 508-647-6545 or veterans@natickma.org. - Megan McKee

A 14-year-old student, Frankie Collazo wrote to a military man whom he never met: "Dear soldier, I greatly appreciate the sacrifices you have made for me. Thanks to you and your fellow soldiers I am living a free life in America. I was born in Puerto Rico. My family moved here to America to live a free life, but that wouldn't have been possible if you hadn't fought in the wars. My friends and I give thanks. " This letter was part of a project that Stoklosa Middle School staff put together last Veterans Day. Callore's letter and the letters of other students made their way to...

A celebration for local veterans that will include tributes from local and state politicians, a luncheon buffet, and singers is planned for noon to 4 p.m. next Saturday at the Cushing Center. Veterans Appreciation Day, cosponsored by the Norwell American Legion and the Norwell Men's Club, will honor residents of Norwell, Hanover, and Scituate for their military service. There is no charge for admission, but donations will be accepted at the door, according to organizers. - Meg Murphy

In a quiet park on the eastern edge of this auto manufacturing town, a gleaming ring of black granite walls and monuments stand in solemn tribute to the war dead. Hundreds of names are etched in stone, many of them long forgotten to history. Not so the six newest additions: Brian M. Clemens. Robert L. McKinley. James E. Swain. Rickey E. Jones. Nathan J. Frigo. David N. Simmons. Their smiles, their voices, their Little League games, their yearbook photos are fresh memories here to friends and family.

WHEN YOU hear people calling candidates like Ron Paul isolationists, as Nicholas Burns did in his op-ed "America's new isolationism," which was published on Veterans Day, it is important to remember who the "internationalists" are. These are the folks who gave us nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan and wasted the lives of thousands of our soldiers in the process. They are also the ones who created the problems associated with illegal immigration with their insistence on open borders and ports of entry.

Treasury prices edged up Monday as worries over Europe continue to hang over markets. The euro fell against the dollar and European and U.S. stock indexes sank as traders looked ahead to the challenges still facing Europe. The Italian government raised $4.1 billion in a sale of five-year bonds, but it had to borrow at the highest interest rate since 1997. In late Monday afternoon trading, the price of the 10-year note was up 15.6 cents for every $100 invested. The yield fell to 2.04 percent, a drop from 2.06 percent late Thursday.

11-11-11 was a huge day for weddings, especially at the Westin Copley Place. It was there that Force Technical Sergeant Andrew Limes and his fiance, Lauren Joyce , celebrated the all-expenses-paid wedding package on Veterans Day that they won from a long list of businesses, including the Westin, Fox 25, Arthur Murray, Russo's Tux Shop & Limousine, All About Flowers for Weddings, and Westin St. John and Delta, which provided the honeymoon....

MELROSE - A year ago, Kathleen McGourthy, a Melrose mother of four, was driving to the Lincoln School for a Veterans Day ceremony. Recognizing an elderly man in full military uniform jogging toward the school as former mayor Jim Milano, she pulled over and offered a ride. "He didn't even know me, but he hopped right in," she said. Apparently, after attending a morning Veterans Day celebration at Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, "The Mayor" as he was fondly known long after his near 20-year term ended, had...

The American Legion post in Raynham is planning to dedicate its refurbished function room in honor of Army Sergeant First Class Jared Monti, a Medal of Honor recipient. Post 405 commander James Banks told the Taunton Daily Gazette that the room will be dedicated during a special ceremony Veterans Day. Monti, a native of the town, was killed in action in Afghanistan in June 2006 while trying to save a wounded comrade. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Obama at the White House in September 2009.

Augustus P. Gardner American Legion Post 227 invites veterans and others to join in the 2011 observance of Veterans Day next Friday. A service will be held at the Flint Library Veterans' Memorials beginning at 11 a.m. A meeting will follow the ceremony at Post Quarters on River Street with a speech by Anthony Heath, past District 8 commander. The master of ceremonies will be Ted Butler, past post commander, past District 8 commander, and current part-time veterans' services officer for Middleton.