Veterans Day Celebrations

By Djamila Grossman, Erin Hooley, Kera Williams, Matthew Hatfield, Nicholas Draney

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 8:28pm

See pictures of the Veterans Day celebrations across the Top of Utah.

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Tim Verdin pours molten brass into the mold for the tribute bell on site at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home in Ogden on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Clearfield High School Class of 1968 donated a plaque honoring Larry Don Garner, a 1968 grad, and 10 other Clearfield graduates who have died in the line of duty during a Veterans Day ceremony at the High School Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Clearfield High School Jr. ROTC take part in a Veterans Day ceremony at the High School Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Clearfield High School Class of 1968 Student Body President Judd Kemp donates a plaque honoring Larry Don Garner, a 1968 grad, and 10 other Clearfield graduates who have died in the line of duty to the high school's principal John Mills during a Veterans Day ceremony at the High School Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Clearfield High School Jr. ROTC retire a flag by burning it in honor of the Clearfield High School graduates who have died in the line of duty during a Veterans Day ceremony at the High School Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Clearfield High School Jr. ROTC member Zach Hayes takes part in a Veterans Day ceremony at the High School Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Layton City Mayor Steve Curtis wipes his eye as he talks about his son Riley Curtis who returned from duty in Iraq in 2008, during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were among the attendees.

Richard Heath, conductor of the Layton Main Street Band, performs with his musicians during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were in the audience.

Kurt Falkner, the director of the POWMIA Utah speaks during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were in the audience.

Veterans stand to be honored and remembered during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009.

Col. Patrick Higby, the commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill Air Force Base, speaks during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were in the audience.

Layton City Mayor Steve Curtis talks about his son Riley Curtis who returned from duty in Iraq in 2008, during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were among the attendees.

Layton Councilwoman Joyce Brown talks about the meaning of Veterans Day during a Veterans Day celebration at Central Davis Jr. High School, on Nov. 11, 2009. Veterans and students were in the audience.

The family of Cpl. Michael A. Pursel is emotional as children from Hooper Elemetary School sing "Proud to be an American"during a Veterans Day Celebration and dedication ceremony at Hooper City Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The family presented the city with a bronze bust of their son, who was killed in Iraq in May 2007.

Maj. Terry Dutcher, USAF, releases doves in remembrance of her son, Cpl. Michael A. Pursel, killed in Iraq in May 2007, during a Veterans Day Celebration and dedication ceremony at Hooper City Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

The family of Cpl. Michael A. Pursel, who was killed in Iraq in May 2007, donated a bronze bust of his likeness to the city during a Veterans Day Celebration and dedication ceremony at Hooper City Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

Maj. Terry Dutcher, USAF, unveils a bronze bust of her son, Cpl. Michael A. Pursel, who was killed in Iraq in May 2007, during a Veterans Day Celebration and dedication ceremony at Hooper City Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

US Army Staff Sgt. Dean Pursel speaks about his son, Cpl. Michael A. Pursel, who was killed in Iraq in May 2007, during a Veterans Day Celebration and dedication ceremony at Hooper City Civic Center Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

Casey Kuninura, left, swings a sledge hammer at the mold surrounding the veterans tribute bell at the Veteran's Nursing Home in Ogden on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Two employees from the Verdin Company clean the veteran's tribute bell at the Veterans Nursing Home in Ogden on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. The bell was cast yesterday the the mold broken today when over twenty veterans each took a swing at the mold with a sledge hammer.

Workers from the Verdin Company clean the veteran's tribute bell at the Veterans Nursing Home in Ogden on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. The bell was cast yesterday the the mold broken today when over twenty veterans each took a swing at the mold with a sledge hammer.

Tim Verdin pours molten brass into the mold for the tribute bell on site at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home in Ogden on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

From left Ralph Jung, Tim Verdin and Tim Weitlauf pours molten brass into the mold for the tribute bell on site at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home in Ogden on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Ralph Jung (left) and Tim Verdin pours molten brass into the mold for the tribute bell on site at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Home in Ogden on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.