CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Virginia Bockwitz lights a candle in honor of deceased veterans during an early Veterans Day ceremony at the South Norfolk Community Center in Chesapeake Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The ceremony, hosted by the Niners Senior Citizens Club, honored veterans and active-duty military personnel with a candle-lit service, the distribution of roses to veterans and military members, and music. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)

Rear Adm. Wayne Justice, commander of Coast Guard 5th District, speaks to veterans and active-duty military personnel at an early Veterans Day ceremony at the South Norfolk Community Center in Chesapeake Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Kerley presents a rose to retired Coast Guardsman Leroy Coleman during an early Veterans Day ceremony at the South Norfolk Community Center in Chesapeake Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)

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