PHOTOS: Honoring the fallen
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Regina Meckle, mother of Kyle Gilbert, who died Aug. 6, 2003, during an attack in the Al Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq, attends a Memorial Day service at the Kyle Gilbert Memorial Bridge, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Robert Tortolani, a Vietnam veteran, and others salute while “Taps” is played during a Memorial Day Service at the Kyle Gilbert Memorial Bridge, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the honor guard line up in formation at the Prospect Hill Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Carol Macie, president of the Legion Auxiliary, places a wreath at some graves at the Prospect Hill Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Mike Leclaire plays “Taps” at the Prospect Hill Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the honor guard march in formation at St. Michael’s Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the honor guard march in formation at St. Michael’s Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Bill Steele, chaplain for American Legion Post 5, speaks during a Memorial Day service at St. Michael’s Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the honor guard fire their rifles in a 21 gun salute during a Memorial Day service at St. Michael’s Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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A wreath tossed off the Veterans Memorial Bridge, in Brattleboro, Vt., floats in the West River during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Regina Meckle, mother of Kyle Gilbert, who died Aug. 6, 2003, during an attack in the Al Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq, cleans off the grave of her son at Locust Ridge Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Regina Meckle, mother of Kyle Gilbert, who died Aug. 6, 2003, during an attack in the Al Mansour district in Baghdad, Iraq, cleans off the grave of her son at Locust Ridge Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
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Carol Macie, president of the Legion Auxiliary, places a wreath at Locust Ridge Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., during a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the honor guard fire their rifles in a 21 gun salute during a Memorial Day service at Locust Ridge Cemetery, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Monday, May 31, 2021.
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Members of the American Legion and the VFW on Monday, May 31, 2021, visit memorials and cemeteries in Brattleboro, Vt., on Memorial Day, to honor the lives of soldiers that have died.
BRATTLEBORO — Members of the American Legion and the VFW visited memorials and cemeteries on Memorial Day, Monday, to honor the lives of soldiers who have died.
Above: Members of the honor guard line up in formation at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro.
photos by kristopher radder — brattleboro reformer