Veterans Day across the U.S.

Nov 11, 2016

Veterans Day across the U.S.

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Nation military, veterans, Veterans Day

People across the country Friday honored veterans with parades and ceremonies for Veterans Day.

: A young boy sits on his Veteran father’s shoulders during the annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2016 in New York City. Known as ‘America’s Parade’ it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

: A paradegoer takes part in the annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2016 in New York City. Known as ‘America’s Parade’ it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

: American flags are on display at the World War I Memorial to honor each of the 499 fallen DC area World War I veterans on November 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images)

: Sun glints through the artificial flowers set next to the gravestone to mark Veterans Day in Fort Logan National Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

: Service members stand while being recognized during a Veterans Day ceremony on the hangar deck of the USS Hornet Museum Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Alameda, Calif. The Essex-class carrier is known for its service in World War II and the recoveries of the Apollo 11 and 12 lunar capsules after astronauts walked on the moon. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: A wreath is tossed off the fantail of the USS Hornet Museum during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Alameda, Calif. The Essex-class carrier is known for its service in World War II and the recoveries of the Apollo 11 and 12 lunar capsules after astronauts walked on the moon. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: WWII veteran Wallace Higgins, 91, a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal appears at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, N.Y., on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Carlos Ortiz/Democrat & Chronicle via AP)

: August Nealon, 17-months, of Dunmore, Pa., walks among 6,892 flags at Marywood University in Scranton, Pa., for a Veterans Day ceremony honoring service members on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Michael J. Mullen/Scranton Times-Tribune via AP)

: Volunteer Christine Cooper presents a carnation to veteran Lawrence Wills before the York County Veterans Day program in Memorial Hall West at the York Expo Center in York, Pa. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Jason Plotkin/York Daily Record via AP)

: Chaplain Wallace Whatley salutes as the national anthem is played during a Veterans Day ceremony on the hangar deck of the USS Hornet Museum Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Alameda, Calif. The Essex-class carrier is known for its service in World War II and the recoveries of the Apollo 11 and 12 lunar capsules after astronauts walked on the moon. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

: Former United States Marine Corps Capt. Doug Franz addresses an audience during the Veterans Day Remembrance ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial Wall at the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park in Enid, Okla., friday Nov. 11, 2016. (Billy Hefton/The Enid News & Eagle via AP)

: A United States flag is carried down Capitol Mall during a Veterans Day Parade in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

: Korean War Army veteran Oscar Garcia marches down Capitol Mall during a Veterans Day parade in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. Garcia displays a photo of his grandson, Daniel Garcia, 18, who graduated from Army boot camp Thursday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

: Wearing United States flag stickers, U.S. Army veteran Rebekah Castleberry, center, and her daughters, Leah, 11, left, and Hannah, 15, right, attend a Veterans Day parade in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

: Vietnam veteran Robert Hullihan and his grandson, Jeremiah Johnson, 2, wave while attending a Veterans Day parade in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

: Jimmy Whitman, 90 sporting his Uncle Sam costume makes his way down Bay Street as part of the Veterans Day Parade, Friday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla. Whitman is a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

: Members of the Stevensville American Legion Post 568 stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday Nov. 11, 2016, at the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Stevensville, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

: Military personnel march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: People carry photos of soldiers who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor as they march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Police personnel march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Military personnel march in the annual Veterans Day parade in New York, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

: Army veteran Lewis Williamson, of Scranton, listens to a speech during the Koch Conley American Legion Post 121 annual Veterans Day program on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square in Scranton, Pa., on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP)

: Air Force veteran Joe Manley, of Scranton, embraces his grandchildren Cailyn Manley, 6, and her brother Colin Manley, 10, both of Scranton, as they watch the Koch Conley American Legion Post 121 annual Veterans Day program on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square in Scranton, Pa., on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP)

: Veteran Tony Joyce and other people bow their heads in prayer, Friday, Nov 11, 2016, during the 48th Veterans Day Program at Blount County Courthouse in Maryville, Tenn. (Mark A. Large/The Daily Times via AP)

: Robin Ferschke touches the name of her son Michael H. Ferschke that is engraved into the wall of the Blount County War Dead Memorial, Friday, Nov 11, 2016, during the 48th Veterans Day Program at Blount County Courthouse in Maryville, Tenn. (Mark A. Large/The Daily Times via AP)

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