Gallery: Veterans Day in Boston and DC – Boston University News Service

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Mayor Martin Walsh (L) greets the spectators of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Members of several military and navy units march in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Street musicians perform in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Hundreds gather to watch the Veterans Day Parade at Boston’s South End. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Members of several military and navy units march in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Street musicians perform in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Members of several military and navy units march in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

BOSTON, Nov 11, 2015: Members of Veterans for Peace march in Boston South End as a part of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo by Marwa Morgan/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: A wreath left by the National Sons of Amvets stands by the water at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: A line of wreaths run along the side of the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. in honor of Veteran’s Day. (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: Roses decorate the pedestals for different states in the WWII Memorial. (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: The Vietnam Women’s Memorial honors female veterans specifically (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: Flowers and pictures can be found at different spots in the national memorials in Washington, D.C.(Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: Veterans and their families left behind trails of roses, notes and other tokens of remembrance at the Vietnam War Memorial. Though it’s late, getting dark and a little bit chilly, the Vietnam War Memorial still has visitors. (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: Some people visit out of curiosity. Using cell phone flashlights, they read the notes left behind to remember those they never knew.(Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: Some are here to remember their loved ones. They touch the names on the walls and sometimes do a rubbing over the name to take it home. At the memorial, the names of every soldier lost in the Vietnam War is written (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: A picture of young soldier is left at the foot of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. This is one of many such pictures placed at the memorial. (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

WASHINGTON, 11th Nov 2015: (Photo by: Lauren Westberg/BUNS)

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