Ceremonies across metro Detroit honor those who served on Veterans Day [Video]

DETROIT (FOX 2) – Communities held ceremonies across metro Detroit to honor the forgotten and those who remind us to never forget.

From downtown Detroit, to Sterling Heights, numerous communities paused to thank the local men and women who served the country on Veterans Day.

In the early morning hours, a crowd gathered at the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority for a flag raising at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Detroit. Ryan Love, the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Director, spoke to a crowd who gathered early Monday morning.

“Veterans Day is a reminder to our nation of the sacrifice, resilience, and commitment of the brave individuals who stood up and continue to stand for our freedoms,” Love said.

A couple of miles away at Elmwood Cemetery on the city’s east side, a tradition honoring Black and Native American troops from the Civil War wrote another chapter in its 40-year legacy.

“They suffered a lot …