Honoring the fallen: Massachusetts observes Memorial Day

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The Bay State commemorated Memorial Day with wreath laying ceremonies and parades on Monday.

Herald photographers captured occasions throughout the area, as fallen army members have been honored.

Sophia Mendez-Centeno, 3, traces the letters on a monument to Purple Coronary heart recipients throughout the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
People attend the Puerto Rican Veterans' Memorial Park Wreath Laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
Folks attend the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath Laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
Children watch the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Youngsters watch the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Members of the Weymouth Cub Scouts march in the Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Members of the Weymouth Cub Scouts march within the Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at the Puerto Rican Veterans' Memorial Park Wreath laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
Mayor Michelle Wu speaks on the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
A young family watches the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
A younger household watches the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

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