Under a bright November sky, Sayville gathered at the veterans monument in Sparrow Park on Veterans Day to honor those who served.

The VFW Post 433 color guard posted the colors before the monument. Speakers addressed the crowd from the American Legion podium, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps cadets marched on Main Street, Girl Scouts stood at salute, and wreaths were laid at the monument as neighbors looked on, hands over their hearts. It was Sayville at its best — grateful, and together.

The photographs in this post are the work of Connor Patton of the Suffolk County News, whose camera caught this morning’s ceremony beautifully — the color guard, the wreaths, the cadets, and the neighbors who came out to remember. Readers who would like prints or have questions about the photos can reach Connor at connorpatton220@gmail.com.

See the full album: All 17 of Connor Patton’s photographs from the ceremony are collected in an album here — View the Veterans Day photo album (PDF)

They come to us courtesy of the Suffolk County News — our hometown paper, and perhaps the most amazing and wonderful resource in the Sayville Alumni Association’s archives. So much of the history we share on this site begins in its pages. We encourage everyone to consider supporting the hometown newspaper — Subscribe to the Suffolk County News