Natick’s annual Veterans Day observances are underway.
Veterans Day Parade, Lunch – Nov. 11. The parade will form at 8:30 a.m. behind the Police and Fire departments on East Central Street. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. and proceed up East Central to West Central; left on Forest; left on Pond; left on Main to East Central to the Morse Institute Library for ceremonies. After the parade, veterans are invited to a lunch at the Community-Senior Center, 117 East Central St. The lunch is sponsored by the Charles River Rotary Club, the town’s Veterans Services and Community Services departments, Natick Firefighters Local 1707, and American Legion Post 107.
These events have passed:
On Nov. 5, the Morse Institute Library unveiled the annual Legacy of Service, a collection of more than 700 photos of local veterans from the Civil War to the present day. This year’s display has been dedicated to the late Cary Holmes, who created the Legacy of Service several years ago.
Photos by Maureen L. Sullivan
Also on Nov. 5, volunteers from the Morse Institute Library and the Natick Labs installed more than 150 signs on the Common for the second annual Veterans Storywalk. The display features veterans who have taken part in the Natick Veterans Oral History Project over the past 28 years. Each sign includes the veteran’s image and service information; a QR code provides a link to the veteran’s interview.
The Storywalk will be on display through Nov. 13.
Veterans Breakfast – Nov. 7, 8 to 10:30 a.m., Kennedy Middle School, 165 Mill St. Students from Kennedy’s eighth-grade class will share breakfast and stories with local veterans. Co-sponsored by Natick Public Schools, Natick Veterans Council, Natick Veterans Oral History Project, Natick Veterans Services Office, Morse Institute Library and Roche Bros. Supermarket.
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