A bugler steps away after playing "Taps" at Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony, near the Vietnam veterans' station at Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. The station honors the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans including Marine Richard A. Demers, who died at age 20.  (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Soldiers from Berlin who served in World War I are recognized for their service in a monument near the historic train station. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
A bugler steps away after playing "Taps" at Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony, near the Vietnam veterans' station at Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. The station honors the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans including Marine Richard A. Demers, who died at age 20.  (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Memorial for Randy S. Rosenberg, Operation Iraqi Freedom (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
A salute for all veterans who served at Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 11. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
At Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin, a memorial to those soldiers who are Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Spanish-American War monument at Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Civil War monument on Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Honoring those from Coos County who fought in the Korean War. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Enscribed are the names of those who fought and served in World War II. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
Soldiers from Berlin who served in World War I are recognized for their service in a monument near the historic train station. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)
BERLIN — Following a tight schedule and a roving ceremony on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, a muster began at 8 a.m. at the Berlin VFW.
The motorcade departed at 8:40 a.m., reaching Milan Village at 9 a.m. and Dummer Town Hall at 9:20 a.m. The procession stopped briefly at the Berlin VFW before going on to honor veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Park at 10 a.m., the World War I Memorial at the historic train station near the current post office and Veterans Memorial Park at the Glen Avenue and Main Street entrance to the city, with the closing ceremony at Veterans Memorial Bridge.
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