Veterans Day Parades and Ceremonies Nationwide

Communities across the U.S. are staging a wide array of Veterans Day events this week — from intimate receptions to large parades — to honor service members and their families. In Topeka, a “Salute to Our Armed Forces” reception at the Kay McFarland Japanese Garden paid tribute to Kansas veterans with remarks from the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department and Kansas Veterans Services director Bill Turner. Cities including Houston, Johnson City (Tenn.), Wilmington (N.C.), Wichita Falls and Tulsa are hosting parades and ceremonies; Houston’s “Salutes American Heroes” will proceed Nov. 11 despite the federal government shutdown, and Tulsa’s parade expects more than 4,000 participants. In Arkansas, crew members from the future USS Arkansas (SSN-800) will visit El Dorado and Hot Springs to participate in ceremonies and a Veterans Day parade on Nov. 10–11. El Paso area organizations are mounting multiple observances from Nov. 8–14 — including parades, expos, school ceremonies and VA events — and Louisville will move its Veterans Day parade to NuLu for the first time.