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Photo and Video Gallery: Memorial Day 2010
Marchers remember veterans during annual ceremonies and parade.
Westfield was a sea of patriotic remembrance Monday as hundreds of residents turned out for the annual Memorial Day Parade.
Starting with a ceremony and wreath laying at the war memorial at North Avenue and East Broad Street, the day was a mix of remembrance, festivity and civic pride. Following the ceremony, which included several speeches, town officials, bands, scouting troops and community groups paraded a mile and a half down East Broad Street from the war memorial to Fairview Cemetery, greeted by cheering crowds lining the parade route. The parade was led by grand marshal Claire Butler, a veteran of World War II.
Following the parade, a small group gathered on a hill top in Fairview for the annual Memorial Day ceremony from the American Legion remembering American troops killed in battle.
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