Veteran Day Observance Lakewood Park 2012

Every year Lakewood puts together a nice observance of Veteran's Day. Every November 11, at 11am the city, along with the rest of America stops to pay respect to those that have served, giving and all to often paid the ultimate price so that all of us may live free of tyranny. To ever Veteran from every form of service, thank you from everyone at the Lakewood Observer. All photos property of the Lakewood Observer, Inc. ©2012

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  • State Senator Michael Skindell speaks with one of Congressman Kucinich's staff members.
  • Cost Guard Veteran Peter Grosseti.
  • The Four Vet Quartet gets ready to sing.
  • Municpal Judge Patrick Carroll speaks with Veteran Doc Unger.
  • Veterans Larry Falhaber and Gary Fix, also President of First Federal of Lakewood.
  • The Otts after a night of celebrating Steve getting the Key To The City!
  • The always stylish Councilwoman Mary Louise Madigan stops by to honor the Veterans.
  • The Four Vets singing the National Anthem.
  • Jim Kilbane from American Legion Post #451
  • Father Joesph Piskura leads all in the Invocation.
  • Mayor Michael P. Summers
  • State Representative Nickie Antonio with her father.
  • Craig Lovejoy doing some pole photography.
  • The Lakewood High School Band prepare to play a melody of patriotic songs.
  • Law Director Kevin Butler.
  • Ken Haber
  • Key Note Speaker Colonel David W. Taylor, Special Forces Branch, retired.
  • The Colonel really brought home what we are honring, as Mayor Summers looks on.
  • The Dever family.
  • Mayor Summers listens.
  • Lakewood Police Officer Patrick Foye with his sons.
  • The crowd kept growing as more and more stopped by.
  • Lakewood's Poet Laureate Bill Knittel reads his poem, What Is A Veteran.
  • Lakewood's Poet Laureate Bill Knittel reads his poem, What Is A Veteran.
  • John Kikol, Chairman of the Lakewood's Veterans Memorial Rennovation Project tells of the upgrades since last year and planned for next year.
  • The Joint Veterans Honor Guard gets ready.
  • Shells in the air during their 21 Gun Salute!
  • with Color Guard
  • Councilman Daivd Anderson from Ward One brought his kids down to the remeberance.
  • Bredon Dorsey play Amazing Grace on the bag pipe.

  • A Vet watches

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