Pam Andruskiewicz of Tamworth reads the name of fallen soldier Nate Hardy of Durham, who died in 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom as Annie Provenzano shoots a video. Provenzano filmed a number of Tamworth residents reading remembrances of New Hampshire men and women who died in service to their country. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
American Legion Post 46 Commander Phil Vasington (from left) and Post Chaplain Mary Bolduc lead ceremonies on Memorial Day Monday afternoon at the small courtyard cemetery at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church in Conway where the remains of nine veterans are buried, including that of a Revolutionary War veteran. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Post 95 Commander Jim LeFebvre (center) delivers his remarks (flanked by Judge Advocate Don Ekberg on the left and Second Vice Commander John Edgerton on the right) during Memorial Day services in the North Conway Cemetery on Monday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard fires off shots at the Memorial Day ceremony in the Conway Village Cemetery on Monday. From left: Sergeant at Arms and Chaplain Bill Hill; Senior Vice Commander Alan Young; Junior Vice Commander Dan MacLeod; and Honor Guard Commander Bob Currier. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Fryeburg-Lovell Memorial Post No. 6783 march along Fryeburg's Main Street for a Memorial Day Parade on Monday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Madison's Memorial Day ceremony, which featured a flag raising and parade, drew a crowd on Monday. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
Pam Andruskiewicz of Tamworth reads the name of fallen soldier Nate Hardy of Durham, who died in 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom as Annie Provenzano shoots a video. Provenzano filmed a number of Tamworth residents reading remembrances of New Hampshire men and women who died in service to their country. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
American Legion Post 46 Commander Phil Vasington (from left) and Post Chaplain Mary Bolduc lead ceremonies on Memorial Day Monday afternoon at the small courtyard cemetery at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church in Conway where the remains of nine veterans are buried, including that of a Revolutionary War veteran. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Post 95 Commander Jim LeFebvre (center) delivers his remarks (flanked by Judge Advocate Don Ekberg on the left and Second Vice Commander John Edgerton on the right) during Memorial Day services in the North Conway Cemetery on Monday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Post 46 Honor Guard fires off shots at the Memorial Day ceremony in the Conway Village Cemetery on Monday. From left: Sergeant at Arms and Chaplain Bill Hill; Senior Vice Commander Alan Young; Junior Vice Commander Dan MacLeod; and Honor Guard Commander Bob Currier. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — From Ossipee, Tamworth and Madison north to Conway, North Conway, Bartlett and Jackson, east to Fryeburg, Maine, and west to Sandwich, ceremonies were held throughout the region Monday to commemorate Memorial Day. Under sunny skies, parades were well-attended in Madison and Fryeburg. Crowds lined Main Street for the Fryeburg parade held at 1 p.m. and led by the Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Post 9783 Color Guard. Participants included the Fryeburg Academy Band.
Serving as grand marshals were Phyllis and Ralph Guptill of the Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Post 9783. Guest speaker at services at Bradley Park was U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jim Wilfong of Stow, Maine.
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