Post 46 Commander Dan MacLeod (center) gives the welcome, with Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Chaplin Joh Kiesman on the right, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Army paratrooper veteran Bob Currier of Post 46 addresses the crowd, with Chaplin John Kiesman, Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Post Commander Dan MacLeod seen at left, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard stands at attention during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. From left: Philip Clark, Wade Beal, Alan Young, Sherman DeWitt, Michael Cox, Bill Hill and Joe Evans. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard Fires the 21-gun salute during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. From left: Philip Clark, Wade Beal, Alan Young, Sherman DeWitt, Michael Cox, Bill Hill and Joe Evans. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Veteran from Naples, Maine Jerry Emerson plays "Taps," with fellow Bridgton Jazz Band member Wendi Porter holding the umbrella, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Madison's Memorial Day Parade led by Gordon Cormack and David Jones marches out of Gilman Cemetery and heads to the Veterans Memorial near town hall. In the second row is Ned Rogerson and Clare Wales, third row from left to right is Jim Smith Ron Force and parade event, Mike Brooks. Following are Troop 151 of Tamworth and the Kennett High Marching Band. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
The Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard stands at attention on the left as the Fryeburg Academy chorus sings the "Star Spangled Banner" during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Iraq War veteran Stevi Gelinas speaks to the gathered crowd, with the Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard at attention on the left, during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Post 46 Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Post Commander Dan MacLeod place the ceremonial wreath during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Post 46 Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Post Commander Dan MacLeod place the ceremonial wreath during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Post 46 Commander Dan MacLeod (center) gives the welcome, with Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Chaplin Joh Kiesman on the right, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People bow their heads for the opening prayer during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dr. Rich Laracy plays "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dr. Rich Laracy plays "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Army paratrooper veteran Bob Currier of Post 46 addresses the crowd, with Chaplin John Kiesman, Auxiliary President Kerri Grout and Post Commander Dan MacLeod seen at left, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Army paratrooper veteran Bob Currier of Post 46 addresses the crowd, with the Post 46 Honor Guard seen in the background, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Army paratrooper veteran Bob Currier of Post 46 addresses the crowd, with the Post 46 Honor Guard seen in the background, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Army paratrooper veteran Bob Currier of Post 46 addresses the crowd during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard stands at attention during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. From left: Philip Clark, Wade Beal, Alan Young, Sherman DeWitt, Michael Cox, Bill Hill and Joe Evans. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard Fires the 21-gun salute during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. From left: Philip Clark, Wade Beal, Alan Young, Sherman DeWitt, Michael Cox, Bill Hill and Joe Evans. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Veteran from Naples, Maine Jerry Emerson plays "Taps," with fellow Bridgton Jazz Band member Wendi Porter holding the umbrella, during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Veteran from Naples, Maine Jerry Emerson holds his trumpet with a flag after playing "Taps" during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Rain pours down as Chaplin John Kiesman delivers the benediction during the American Legion Post 46 Memorial Day ceremony at the Conway Village Cemetery on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Abby Lyman plays taps at the Bartlett Memorial Day obervance. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)
Madison's Memorial Day Parade led by Gordon Cormack and David Jones marches out of Gilman Cemetery and heads to the Veterans Memorial near town hall. In the second row is Ned Rogerson and Clare Wales, third row from left to right is Jim Smith Ron Force and parade event, Mike Brooks. Following are Troop 151 of Tamworth and the Kennett High Marching Band. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
Les Parker was presented an award in Bartlett Village for 50 continuous years as a member of the American Legion. From left: Pastor John Heropoulos, David Haskell, Parker, Karen Umberger, John Pandora, Lloyd Chandler. (LISA DUFAULT PHOTO)
The Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard stands at attention on the left as the Fryeburg Academy chorus sings the "Star Spangled Banner" during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Iraq War veteran Stevi Gelinas speaks to the gathered crowd, with the Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard at attention on the left, during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Iraq War veteran Stevi Gelinas speaks to the gathered crowd during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Fryeburg Academy Marching Band, with senior Ethan St. Pierre on snare drum at center and Director Mike Sakash at right, plays a marching cadence in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 Color Guard (from left Gene Ward, Doug Hamilton, Jeff Blake and Brandon McCarthy) walk in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Two Fryeburg Police trucks lead the Memorial Day parade procession down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local fire department trucks drive by the crowd in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A firefighter waves from a Fryeburg Fire Department truck in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Corbin Blake smiles from a Saco Valley Fire Department truck in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fryeburg residents Terry and Bob Anderson smile together as firetrucks pass by in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway resident Lisa Eastwood smiles with her 18-month-old grandson Foster Eastwood as firetrucks pass by in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Spectators, with Fryeburg residents Terry and Bob Anderson at center, wave to the passing vehicles in the Memorial Day parade down Main Street in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dave Tenney of the Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 salutes after laying a wreath by the Fryeburg Honor Roll during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dave Tenney of the Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial VFW Post 6783 salutes after laying a wreath by the Fryeburg Honor Roll during the Memorial Day ceremony in Bradley Park following the parade in Fryeburg on May 27. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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