Brewster Residents Honor Those Who Served

BREWSTER – As traffic whisked by on Route 6A, the mood outside the front of the council on aging was reverent and respectful.  

Residents and visitors gathered on the building’s front lawn for the town’s annual Veterans Day ceremony to honor those who have proudly served our country.

This year’s ceremony included an invocation from Fr. John Dolan of Our Lady of the Cape Parish, an Air Force veteran who served from 1965 to 1971, including a year in Vietnam. Guest speakers included Scott McFarland, a Harwich police officer and retired U.S. Army colonel who in his 27 years of service served in Germany, Iraq, Afghanastan and South Korea; and John Guiliano, a Wounded War veteran who served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Music was provided by the Nauset Regional High School chorus.

“Honoring our veterans means ensuring that their sacrifice is always met with wisdom, restraint, and a commitment to the ideals they swore to protect,” said Select Board Chair Amanda Bebrin. “To all our veterans, thank you for your courage, for your integrity, and for your willingness to stand for something greater than yourselves. We are forever in your debt.”