(Telegraph photo by DEAN SHALHOUP) A red, white and blue clad frequent visitor to Nashua's parades interacts with parade-goers lined up along the Main Street Bridge, as the Elm Street Middle School band approaches.

A red, white and blue clad frequent visitor to Nashua’s parades interacts with parade-goers lined up along the Main Street Bridge, as the Elm Street Middle School band approaches during Friday celebration of veterans in Nashua.