Photos: Memorial Day at The Gardens at Gethsemane

Photos from the 44th Annual Service held in West Roxbury on Monday morning.

  The West Roxbury Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2901 in West Roxbury celebrated the 44th Annual Memorial Day Service at the Gardens at Gethsemane on Monday morning. More than 300 attendees were addressed by keynote speaker state Sen. Mike Rush, D-Boston, a lieutenant in US Naval Reserves. The guest speaker was Maureen Dunn, the co-author of "Search for Canasta 404" and co-founder of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. Dunn's husband, US Naval Commander Joseph Dunn, was shot down over China in 1968 and was never found. 

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44th Annual Memorial Day Services at Gardens at Gethsemane on Monday

The guest speaker will be Maureen Dunn, a nationally-acclaimed advocate for POW-MIA awareness through the eyes of a wife, and the co-author of "Search for Canasta 404."

  The Gardens at Gethsemane will be holding a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 28, at the Garden of Honor Veterans Corner at 670 Baker St., West Roxbury. The West Roxbury VFW POST 2902 will be conducting a Memorial Day ceremony at the Memorial Cannon from the USS Constitution. The ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m. State Sen. Mike Rush, D-Norfolk/Suffolk will be the keynote speaker. The guest speaker will be Maureen Dunn, a nationally-acclaimed advocate for POW-MIA awareness through the eyes of a wife, and the co-author of "Search for Canasta 404."  The Laying of the Wreath will be done by the family of Lance Corporal Paul Reid, USMC, the first West Roxbury resident to give his life for our country in Vietnam. Gail and Carl Sprague, …

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Memorial Day Service at The Gardens at Gethsemane Brings Out Locals, Politicians

State Senator Mike Rush delivered a video message; Guest speaker, a Newton author, talked about his father's WWII sacrifice.

Hundreds gathered at The Gardens at Gethsemane on Monday morning for the cemetery's 43rd Annual Memorial Day Service. State Senator Mike Rush, D-Boston, delivered a video message to the audience from Iraq where he is currently deployed with the Navy Reserves. Guest speaker Walter F. Carter, the author of "No Greater Sacrifice, No Greater Love," spoke about his father, who died in World War II. The West Roxbury VFW Post 2902, which conducted the service -- honored all those who lost their lives defending America. "It's time to remember those who have served, those currently serving, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice," said Rush on a series of HDTVs lined up in front of Memorial Cannon at the Gardens. Carter's book details his …

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Photo Gallery: 20,000 Flags on the Boston Common Honor Fallen Soldiers

Flags will be on display through Memorial Day as a way to remember those who died in service.

Volunteers from the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, a nonprofit that supports families of those lost in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, placed thousands of flags on the Boston Commonyesterday, each representing a fallen Massachusetts service members. They'll be on display through Memorial Day as a way to remember and honor those who have given their lives.

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