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(NewsNation) — Americans connected Monday volition honor those who served successful the United States military with parades, wreath-laying and different commemorative ceremonies.
The nation’s largest commemoration work volition statesman astatine 12:30 p.m. ET with the kickoff of the 105th Annual New York City Veterans Day Parade. It’s scheduled to diagnostic veterans representing each subject subdivision and procreation of work since World War II.
The parade includes astir 300 elements consisting of 20,000 marchers and much than 150 vehicles.
Before it begins, a radical of parade and assemblage representatives enactment successful a wreath procession to the Eternal Light Memorial.
The Arlington National Cemetery will besides observe Veterans Day with a bid of events unfastened to the public.
Events volition statesman astatine 10:30 a.m. ET with a prelude show from the U.S. Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters.
Afterward, President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III volition grant veterans’ work astatine a ceremonial hosted by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough.
The time volition besides see a Presidential Armed Forces afloat grant wreath-laying ceremonial astatine the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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