Article Photos: Labor Day marked with parades, political speeches



Bagpipers from VMI marched in the Labor Day parade in Buena Vista, Va. on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The parade is the first big political event of the season in the Shenandoah Valley. (AP Photo/The Daily News Leader, Pat Jarrett)

Bagpipers from VMI marched in the Labor Day parade in Buena Vista, Va. on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The parade is the first big political event of the season in the Shenandoah Valley. (AP Photo/The Daily News Leader, Pat Jarrett)