Our annual Veterans Day tribute …

Their faces are the faces at the core of a close-knit community. Some have passed. Some are still with us. They are cherished. They are veterans.

They were and are neighbors, dads, and just plain friendly faces around the Rumson-Fair Haven area towns.

They served. They fought for freedom.

They lived and still do live their lives with hometown pride, honor and respect. They were, they are founding fathers, friends. They were, they are cornerstones of the sense of community that is the Rumson-Fair Haven area.

The gift of their legacies bears no upscale real estate market value. They passed along a love of country and community that is priceless.

Thank you, on Veterans Day, to the veterans of the area who have passed and those who are still with us. You are cherished, honored.

Take a look at some of their faces and remember the legacy they carry.

— Elaine Van Develde

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde

• An R-FH Area Veterans’ Homage
• In Memoriam: Sea Bright Resident, Bob Verost, 89
• In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Bob Hamlen, Ph.D., 97
• Focus: Falling for Sunny Sea Bright Beach Daze
• In Memoriam: Fair Havenite Saralie Ednie, 70