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PHOTOS: Veterans Day at the National Museum of Industrial History
A ceremony to honor veterans in the Lehigh Valley, including the large population of those who also worked in the industrial sector.
A group of Nam Knights, a Vietnam veterans motorcycle club, pay their respects. (Julian Abraham)
Motorcycles belonging one of the many veteran's motorcycle groups that showed up. (Julian Abraham)
Leathernecks nation members and Tim Chambers, known as The Saluting Marine (Julian Abraham)
Guests greet two police horses (Julian Abraham)
A group of veterans' motorcycles sit outside the Steel Stacks. (Julian Abraham)
Members of the Leathernecks Nation attending the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
A ceremonial salute to start the day. (Julian Abraham)
A local student band performed the national anthem (Julian Abraham)
A local school band opens the ceremony with a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner (Julian Abraham)
Speakers at the Veteran's Day ceremony in Bethlehem. (Julian Abraham)
Michael G. Colon, Bethlehem City Council President. (Julian Abraham)
Guests stand outside the National Museum of Industrial History for the Veteran's Day ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
Hank Barnette began his speech saying: "we are the land of the free, because of the brave." (Julian Abraham)
Veterans and family members watch the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
Tim Chambers steps aside, gathering his thoughts before his speech. (Julian Abraham)
Tim Chambers, known as The Saluting Marine. Before his speech, he visibly had to hold back tears. He recently lost his father to longterm health effects of war. (Julian Abraham)
A group of 'Nam Knights' watch the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
One of the organizers of the event holds up a photo of a fallen soldier while he is commemorated. (Julian Abraham)
A painful day for many who served and their families; this was one of countless hugs at the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
The mounted unit of the Bethlehem police showed up. (Julian Abraham)
Nam Knights, a Vietnam Veterans group, paying their respects. (Julian Abraham)
A member of the Nam Knights group holds a blue rose. (Julian Abraham)
Veterans and family members, holding red, white, and blue roses. (Julian Abraham)
A woman holds a blue rose at the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
Members of the Nam Knights prepare to head out after the event. (Julian Abraham)
Two bikers prepare to head out after the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
A member of the Nam Kings quietly sits for a moment before starting his engine after the ceremony. (Julian Abraham)
Tim Chambers, known as The Saluting Marine, signs a copy of his children's book for Amir. (Julian Abraham)
Saluting Marine and Amir, who wants to be a Marine when he grows up. (Julian Abraham)
Hank Barnette catching up with an old friend, while wearing a custom Bethlehem Steel shirt he has for special occasions. (Julian Abraham)
Hank Barnette posing in front of the former Bethlehem Steel campus, where he was the CEO during a critical time. (Julian Abraham)
A sign that used to be for workers of Bethlehem Steel, still stands today at the National Museum of Industrial History. (Julian Abraham)
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