Status active Begins 11:15 a.m. Frequency yearly on Veterans Day | Genre parade Ends 3:30 p.m. Location New York City | |
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Venue Fifth Avenue, Borough of Manhattan | ||
The New York City Veterans Day Parade, which is an annual parade produced by the United War Veterans Council (UWVC), is the largest Veterans Day event in the United States of America.
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The event, which is held in New York's Manhattan borough honoring living and deceased U.S. servicemen and women, begins just after 11 a.m. EST on Veterans Day.
Overview
The Veterans Day Parade in New York has been in existence since 1919.
Over 25,000 people participate in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City each year, making it the largest in the nation.
The Veterans Day commemoration begins with a wreath-laying ceremony one hour prior to the start of the parade at the Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park.
2015 Parade
Robert M. Morgenthau, the former Manhattan district attorney; United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, as well as Navy veteran, served as the parade’s Grand Marshal. Incidentally, Morgenthau was born in 1919, the same year of the first Veteran's Day Parade.
2014 Parade
Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the Grand Marshal for the 95th edition of the parade. Kelly was bestowed the honor in recognition of his time in the Marines, as well as Kelly's 13 years as police commissioner in two separate appointments (1992–1994 and 2002–2013), under Mayors David Dinkins and Michael Bloomberg, respectively.
2013 Parade
Ret. General Officer Ann Dunwoody, the first-ever female Four Star general in the U.S. Army, served as Grand Marshal, in honor of Dunwoody's near-four decades worth of dedicated military service.
2012 Parade
Late New York City Mayor Ed Koch served as Grand Marshal of the 2012 parade.
2011 Parade
The parade took place on 11/11/11 (November 11, 2011), commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, 2001. The 2011 parade included 27 active military units from all branches, six Medal of Honor recipients, veterans groups and high school bands from around the nation.
Participants
There are a variety of marchers, floats and marching bands in the Veterans Day Parade. Participants include active officers, various veterans groups, junior ROTC members, and the families of veterans.
Parade Route
The Veterans Day Parade begins on Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street, and continues north along Fifth Avenue to 56th Street.