World War II veteran Bob Foster, 93, of Walpole wore his original Army uniform as he reflected on his war years in advance of Veterans Day.

Two CH-53 Marine helicopters performed a flyover as a Weymouth Fire Department honor guard held flags during the dedication of a memorial garden to three fallen servicemen at the Southfield Town Green on Veterans Day. The fallen were Marine Sergeant Andrew Farrar of Weymouth, Marine Lance Corporal Walter O'Haire of Rockland, and Army Specialist Matthew Pollini of Rockland.

Holocaust survivor Stephan Ross, 81 (in striped uniform), of Newton met family members of the late Lieutenant Steven Sattler during a Veterans Day ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Massachusetts State House. Sattler (seen in framed photo) had given then-teenager Ross food and an American flag (also shown) when American soldiers liberated prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.

New citizen Lourdes Figaro Barett (left) of New Bedford waved her flag and Jerry Lagace of Raynham kissed his Canadian wife, Sharn, after a special Veterans Day naturalization ceremony aboard the USS Massachusetts in Fall River.

State Representative Harold P. Naughton Jr. (right), a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, spoke during the dedication of a memorial to World War I veterans in Hamilton Square in Clinton as John Mahan (left), a Korean War veteran and past commander of the James R. Kirby American Legion Post 50, and Harold Vannese, historian for the American Legion Post 50, looked on.

Boston's Veterans Day Parade wound its way from the Boston Common to City Hall, where it culminated in speeches and music. The parade featured military units, ROTC groups, honorary militias, marching bands, veterans' organizations, and political debate and dissent.

Preservation specialist Michael Burrey and David DeGhetto locked up an 18th-century craftsman's shop recently discovered on the grounds of the Berrybrook School in Duxbury.

Anthony Harrison, father of missing 2-year-old Caleigh Harrison, got a comforting hand after a press conference at Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, where 30 volunteers searched for his daughter’s remains after a pair of pants that might have been hers washed up on shore.

Justin Bieber arrived on stage for his concert at the TD Garden.

Tom Fahner, executive director of New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Children, was serenaded by the school’s select children’s choir at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he is recovering after a serious cancer operation. The Westminter, Vt., charitable home and school serves boys and girls, ages 6-15, affected by disruptions in family life.

Somerville's Ethan Sweeting (left) knocked Needham's Matthew Brand (right) off the ball and out of bounds during first-half action in a boy's high school soccer tournament game at Manning Field in Lynn.

Franklin's Kristi Kirshe (top) and Beverly's Eva Gourdeau collided during second-half action in a girl's high school soccer tournament game at Manning Field in Lynn.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (left) lost his helmet as New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes slammed him to the turf at Gillette Stadium. Spikes was called for a penalty.

UMass forward Sampson Carter (22) sent teammates, head coach Derek Kellog (left), and fans into a frenzy after he hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game against Harvard University at the Mullins Center on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus.