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Veteran’s Day Parade November 5, 2013

Veteran’s Day will be here soon, and New York City will be honoring the day.  November 11th, 1918, known as the end of the ‘World War’, — World War 1. Now a federal holiday; we honor the day every year.

The Veterans Day Parade has been organized in New York since 1929. Over 25,000 people participate in the parade each year, making it the largest in the nation. The Veterans Day commemoration begins with a wreath laying ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Eternal Flame in Madison Square Park with the parade beginning at 11:15 a.m.

And this Monday, it begins again!

Where? Along Fifth Avenue from 26th Street north to 52nd Street.

What time? 11:15 am to approximately 3:30pm.

Who participates? Marchers, floats and marching bands Participants include active officers, various veteran’s groups, junior ROTC members, and the families of veterans.

U.S. Marines March in the Veterans Day Parade (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.  — Michel de Montaigne

 

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