In photos: Veterans Day ceremonies around Maine honor troops

Lionel Lamontagne, the grand marshal of the Veterans Day parade in Saco and Biddeford, places a wreath during a ceremony in Veterans Park in Biddeford on Monday. Lamontagne served in the U.S. Navy and did two tours in Vietnam from 1968-1972. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Dale Knight puts out flags in honor of Veterans Day outside of his home in Portland on Monday. Knight says he puts out flags every year. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Jason Bravo, of Falmouth, left, hands out flags during the Veterans Day parade in Biddeford on Monday. Bravo serves in the Coast Guard and is stationed in South Portland. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer

Shadows are cast on Congress Street as the Portland Veterans Day Parade makes its way downtown. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Jack Walker, 14, right, and Cayden Lamontagne, 14, members of Boy Scout Troop 93, stand with a wreath at a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Norman Millette watches the Portland Veterans Day Parade go by his barber shop on Congress Street in Portland. Millette, who has owned the barber shop for over 60 years, said he watches the parade from his doorstep every year. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

The Portland Veterans Day Parade begins at Longfellow Square. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

People gather for a Veterans Day event outside of the American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Sue Geyer and her granddaughter Olivia Alaimo, 8, listen to “Amazing Grace” during a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

People begin to fill American Legion hall for a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. It was the third year the Falmouth Lions Club put on the lunch for veterans, their loved ones and members of the community who attended the service. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Judy Jones takes her plate to her table during a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. Jones said her husband was a veteran and member of the American Legion in Yarmouth. He died seven years ago, but she still attends a Veterans Day event in his honor. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Robert Geyer, right, sits behind his son Wayne Geyer during a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. The two were joined at the event by Robert’s brother Wally Geyer, who is also a veteran. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Wally Geyer, center left, sits with his granddaughter Olivia Alaimo, 8, during a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164. Geyer is a veteran of the Navy who joined in 1959 and served in Cuba and Vietnam. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Thank-you cards for veterans made by Falmouth High School students are passed out during a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164 in Falmouth. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer

Elaina Balzano poses for a photo with Rick Hauck during a lunch after a Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 164. Hauck served in Vietnam and later became an astronaut. He had three flights into space, one in 1983 with Sally Ride. He served as spacecraft commander in 1984, and in 1988, he was the commander of the first flight to be flown after the Challenger explosion. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer