Members of The Friends of Woburn Veterans Committee listen to the speakers during the Veterans Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday.

Photos: War Memorial honors Woburn’s military heroes

The city dedicated a new War Memorial on Sunday which contains the names of the 11,665 Woburn residents who served in wars from colonial times to the present.
Left: Members of the Friends of Woburn Veteran's Committee unveil the new Veteran's War Memorial on Woburn Common on November 11.

The city dedicated a new War Memorial on Sunday which contains the names of the 11,665 Woburn residents who served in wars from colonial times to the present. Left: Members of the Friends of Woburn Veteran's Committee unveil the new Veteran's War Memorial on Woburn Common on November 11.

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The names are laser etched on the 26 granite panels that comprise the memorial. Also laser etched are 36 wartime photos depicting each era. At left: Barbara Casey examines her father's name on the new Woburn War Memorial after it was unveiled on Veteran's Day.

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The memorial was gifted to the city by a volunteer group, Friends of Woburn Veterans, who verified the names and oversaw the design and construction. The more than $600,000 cost was funded entirely by a local philanthropist, John Flaherty.

The memorial was gifted to the city by a volunteer group, Friends of Woburn Veterans, who verified the names and oversaw the design and construction. The more than $600,000 cost was funded entirely by a local philanthropist, John Flaherty.

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About 4,000 people were expected at the dedication, which was held after the city’s regular Veterans Day ceremony and parade. Speakers at the dedication included Navy Capt. Francis S. O’Connor (left), the highest active duty military person from Woburn. O’Connor, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, is listed on the monument.

About 4,000 people were expected at the dedication, which was held after the city’s regular Veterans Day ceremony and parade. Speakers at the dedication included Navy Capt. Francis S. O’Connor (left), the highest active duty military person from Woburn. O’Connor, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, is listed on the monument.

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Left: Christopher McDonald, 7, salutes the American flag during the Veterans Day ceremony on the Woburn Common Sunday, Nov. 11.

Left: Christopher McDonald, 7, salutes the American flag during the Veterans Day ceremony on the Woburn Common Sunday, Nov. 11.

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John Flaherty (left), a Woburn philanthropist who funded the building of the new Woburn War Memorial, and his wife Kathy Flaherty (third from left), receive a gift of chairs from the Friends of Woburn Veteran's Committee during the Veteran's Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday. Kathy Lucero (second from left), and George Poole (right) presented the chairs to the Flaherty's.

John Flaherty (left), a Woburn philanthropist who funded the building of the new Woburn War Memorial, and his wife Kathy Flaherty (third from left), receive a gift of chairs from the Friends of Woburn Veteran's Committee during the Veteran's Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday. Kathy Lucero (second from left), and George Poole (right) presented the chairs to the Flaherty's.

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Members of The Friends of Woburn Veterans Committee listen to the speakers during the Veterans Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday.

Members of The Friends of Woburn Veterans Committee listen to the speakers during the Veterans Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday.

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Robert Shure (center), designer of the new Woburn War Memorial, receives a gift of a lamp from the Friends of Woburn Veterans Committee during the Veterans Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday. Mike McDounough (right) presented the lamp to Shure.

Robert Shure (center), designer of the new Woburn War Memorial, receives a gift of a lamp from the Friends of Woburn Veterans Committee during the Veterans Day ceremony on Woburn Common preceding the unveiling of the new War Memorial on Sunday. Mike McDounough (right) presented the lamp to Shure.

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