Brothers Hudson and Declan Brown of Concord listen to the marching band off in the distance as they wait for the Memorial Day parade to arrive down North Main Street. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Cmdr. Kenneth Georgevits of the Naval Air Systems Command (NASC) salutes during the Memorial Day service at City Plaza in downtown Concord on Monday. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Flags were given out to anyone who came to the Memorial Day parade in Concord on Monday. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

The Concord High marching band makes its way down North Main Street as people holding flags line the sidewalks on Monday during the city’s annual Memorial Day parade.

Tank, a five-year-old rescue dog, watches as the Memorial Day parade passes by on Monday. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

A vintage Ford sedan adorned with flags makes its way down North Main Street. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Mason DeFrancesco (left), Theresa Lloyd, and Margaret Perry from VFW Post 1631 in Concord place wreaths at the war memorial on City Plaza during the Memorial Day service on Monday. Lloyd serves as the president of Post 1631, and Perry is a past president. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff