Houston Marks Veterans Day November 11 With City Hall Ceremony and Heroes Parade at 11:30 A.M.
Houston City Hall in Houston, Harris County, Texas, hosts the annual Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day celebration on November 11, with a traditional ceremony on the City Hall steps at 10 a.m. featuring a salute and a keynote honoring local heroes. At the 11th hour, a moment of silence marks the signing of the armistice that ended World War I.
The Heroes Parade steps off at 11:30 a.m. from Dallas and Bagby, marching east on Dallas, north on Louisiana, west on Walker, south on Smith and west on Lamar to Lamar and Bagby. Local veterans organizations, ROTC units, bands and supporters take part, and the parade is open to the public.
The city advises that Allen Parkway in both directions between Taft and Bagby closes from 9 a.m. on November 11, Bagby between Clay and McKinney closes from 9:45 a.m., and curb lanes on the 400 and 500 blocks of McKinney and Walker are pre-closed from 8 a.m. November 10 to 5 p.m. November 11.
(Source: City of Houston)
City of Houston Veterans Day page
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