Union Leader's Photos of the Year for 2022
Manchester's Memorial Day Parade
Friends Joseph Demers, left, and Charlie Leesam, both 5, and of Cub Scout Pack 110 blow as hard as they can on their flags to make them wave during a Memorial Day ceremony held at Veterans Park in Manchester on May 30.
Honor Flight veterans tour
Scott Anderson watches as his dad, William, retired after serving 21 years in the Air Force, touches a friend’s name on the Vietnam Wall, Daryl Stith, who he became best friends with in boot camp. Father and son, both of Manchester, toured the war memorials in Washington, D.C. on June 19 as part of the Honor Flight veterans tour.
Chief Ed Garone's last day on the job
Derry Police Chief Edward Garone talks with Deputy Chief George Feole after a parade of vehicles that celebrated his last day of work Sept. 30. He had been police chief for over 50 years. Garone died 11 days later on Oct. 11.
Lech Walesa
Former president of Poland and Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesa signs a photo on May 11 for Chuck Douglas with help from Former NH Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Dick Swett and Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, president of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice at their home.
Escape to Poland
Eli, with his mom, Nastya, holds one of the family’s three cats at the old Sawin joint Fire and Police building being used to house Ukrainian refugees in Poland on April 11. Eli’s family is from Chernnihiv Ukraine, which was besieged by the Russian Army in the spring. The family was being moved to a new location in Poland. Photographer Thomas Roy took a personal trip to Poland to chronicle the arrival of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Praying for Ukraine
At the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sunday during Mass, the Soucy family of Manchester came to pray with the congregation on Feb. 27 to show their solidarity with Ukrainians. From left are Soucy family members David Jr., 9, mother Kelly and Elsie, 6.
'Ukraine is my land'
At a Mass at the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church on Feb. 27, Bozena Hrynyk of Manchester wore yellow and blue ribbons in her hair and a shirt with the message, “Ukraine is my land.”
Manchester Bookmobile
The McDonald brothers of Manchester, Vincent, 2, John-Paul, 4, Max, 6, and Leo, 7, look at books they selected from the Manchester Bookmobile at a stop at City Hall Plaza on July 6.
Jump right in
Joseph Martine jumps into the Piscataquog River near the rail trail pedestrian bridge in Manchester on July 6.
First Day of School in Manchester
Elizabeth Powell sends off her children Aaron, 8, and Meredith, 5, for the first day of school at Smyth Road School in Manchester on Sept. 6.
Derry Police Chief Edward Garone's funeral
Blanche Garone, wife of retired Derry Police Chief Edward Garone, clutches the American flag presented to her at her husband’s funeral at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen on Oct. 20.
Police escort for U.S. Marine Capt. Nicholas Losapio
Family friend Tiffany Prevost of Kensington kisses her daughter, Lili, as an honorary police escort for the late U.S. Marine Capt. Nicholas Losapio of Kensington goes through Seabrook on June 28. Her other daughter Carlina is also pictured. Losapio, an Exeter High School graduate, was one of five Marines who died in a helicopter crash in California on June 8.
Ukrainian ceremony
Ukrainians Nataliya Androsovych, right, and Christina Vogel lean on each other while a prayer is said at a Ukrainian flag raising ceremony at City Hall in Manchester on March 9. The city hosted the ceremony in partnership with members of the Ukrainian community.