Veterans Day is an appropriate time to pay homage to the role North Cambridge and its residents have played in the military history of Massachusetts and the United States.

This Memorial Day, people will observe or not observe the holiday as they see fit. The Black veterans of Cambridge’s Isaac Wilson Taylor Post should be remembered and thanked for their courageous service.

When Teresa Burns, executive director at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living, got her son’s deployment date overseas, she acted to ensure his entire unit would have essential travel items.