Island Celebrates Veterans Day
Over 300 flags were placed in Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday morning.
Over 300 flags were placed in Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday morning.
Alan Fink of Edgartown with son Ryan (right) and Solon Oliver of Chilmark help put out flags.
Alan Fink of Edgartown with son Ryan (right) and Solon Oliver of Chilmark help put out flags.
The grave marker of Ralph Clinton Stewart, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veteran, is marked with a single American flag.
The grave marker of Ralph Clinton Stewart, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veteran, is marked with a single American flag.
Gary Sylvia with an almost-empty truck bed of flags.
Gary Sylvia with an almost-empty truck bed of flags.
Alan Fortes, right, helps raise a flag that was at half-mast in Vineyard Haven.
Alan Fortes, right, helps raise a flag that was at half-mast in Vineyard Haven.
Rick Bernard (82nd airborne division specialist) and Earl Littlefield (VFW Post Commander) pose before the parade.
Rick Bernard (82nd airborne division specialist) and Earl Littlefield (VFW Post Commander) pose before the parade.
Sara and Andy Carr.
Sara and Andy Carr.
Scouts Jacob Gurney, Brandon Pinelli and Elijah Dunn-Fiener.
Scouts Jacob Gurney, Brandon Pinelli and Elijah Dunn-Fiener.
The U.S. Coast Guard at Ocean Park.
The U.S. Coast Guard at Ocean Park.
Scouts salute.
Scouts salute.
The Seward family honors veterans in Ocean Park.
The Seward family honors veterans in Ocean Park.
The Island honored its veterans on Sunday, Nov. 11 with a parade in Oak Bluffs and a display of patriotic pride at the Avenue of Flags in Vineyard Haven.