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QUINCY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The streets of the 'City of Presidents' were lined with people saluting American heroes on Friday. Marines, Navy, Army, and Airforce veterans were honored at Quincy's annual Veterans Day parade.
The parade kicked off at Quincy High School's Russell Park parking lot and traveled to the Doughboy Statue where a wreath-laying ceremony took place honoring World War I veterans. Parade-goers then continued on to the World War II Memorial at Merrymount Park for the annual ceremony where two guest speakers spoke alongside Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch.
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"It's super important that we remember the veterans every year," one parade-goer told WBZ's Chris Fama.
Quincy High School's band played while marching with ROTC students along crowded streets celebrating and honoring the nation's veterans.
"Quincy has a great tradition as you know of honoring its veterans and that goes back to the Revolutionary War, the old cliché says freedom isn't free and that's true," said Mayor Koch. "And we look around the world and see some of the world leaders, the tyrants that are out there, if not for our troops all across the world keeping things stable things might be very different."
The keynote speaker at this year's parade was Captain Christopher Hill, United States Navy, and North Quincy High School alumni class of l992. Hill was also the parade marshal at the Veterans Day parade.
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