A member of Albert Lea American Legion Post 56 plays the bugle during Monday's Veterans Day ceremony in front of the Freeborn County courthouse. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Honor guard members fire off volley fire during the Freeborn County Veterans Day ceremony. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Members of Albert Lea Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 447 line up before the start of Monday's Veterans Day ceremony. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Those attending Monday's ceremony in front of the Freeborn County courthouse watch as the flag is raised. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Veterans stand at attention as the flag is raised during the Freeborn County Veterans Day ceremony on Monday. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Flags stand at half staff Monday in observance of Veterans Day. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune