A crowd gathers on the common on Sept. 11 for a service conducted by the Congregational, Catholic, and Unitarian Universalist clergy and the Harvard Fire Department.

Participants on the common listen with heads bowed.

Those gathered at the memorial on the common sing "Let There Be Peace on Earth."

Cub Scout Nathan Woolcock listens to the service.

Selectman and former Fire Chief Peter Warren (left) listens with bowed head as Fire Chief Rick Sicard reads the Fireman’s Prayer.

Father Terence Kilcoyne of Holy Trinity Parish leads a responsive reading.

Rev. Greg Schmidt of Harvard's Congregational Church reads a prayer from the Islamic tradition.

Rev. Wendy Bell of Harvard's Unitarian Universalist Church reads a prayer from the Jewish tradition.

A wreath adorns the World War I monument.

Soldiers enter with the flag to commence the remembrance ceremony at Fruitlands Museum.

A color guard from the 1st Battalion 25th Marines stands at attention at the entrance to Fruitlands.

Brendan O’Bryne, a former soldier of the Army’s 173rd who served in Afghanistan, speaks about his post-Army experience.

State Senator Jamie Eldridge (far left) and Representative Jen Benson watch the ceremony at Fruitlands.