The Bay State commemorated Memorial Day with wreath laying ceremonies and parades on Monday.

Herald photographers captured events across the region, as fallen military members were honored.

Sophia Mendez-Centeno, 3, traces the letters on a monument to Purple Heart recipients during the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
People attend the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath Laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
Children watch the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Members of the Weymouth Cub Scouts march in the Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)
Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at the Puerto Rican Veterans’ Memorial Park Wreath laying ceremony. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
A young family watches the Weymouth Memorial Day Parade. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)