CLEVELAND - Coast Guard Capt. Stephen H. Torpey, chief of response for the 9th Coast Guard District, gives the keynote speech at the Veteran'??s Day ceremony at Lakewood Park in Lakewood, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2011. The city's annual Veterans Day observance is a tribute to the men and women who served our country in the armed forces. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener).