Larry Solt of the Burlington Concert Band plays the national anthem during a Veterans Day commemoration in Burlington on Friday, Nov. 11. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Jordan Upshaw sports a poppy.

BURLINGTON — Dozens of people, including outgoing U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., gathered at a ceremony in Burlington’s Battery Park on Friday to commemorate Veterans Day that included the national anthem, speeches and a benediction, as well as a chance for veterans to catch up with each other.

Several attendees wore faux poppies pinned to their clothes, part of a fundraiser for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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