Where to Mark Veterans Day: Arlington Ceremony at 11 a.m., New York's America's Parade on Fifth Avenue
Veterans Day observances take place across the United States on Wednesday, November 11. The National Veterans Day Ceremony, the 73rd annual national observance, begins at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, preceded at 10:30 a.m. by the U.S. Coast Guard Band and the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants and a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
New York City's America's Parade marches up Fifth Avenue the same day, one of the nation's largest Veterans Day parades, with thousands of veterans, military bands and floats. Birmingham, Alabama, hosts the country's oldest Veterans Day parade, begun in 1947 by World War II veteran Raymond Weeks.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Day National Committee selected 48 regional sites across 24 states for officially recognized observances this year, alongside local school and community events. Visitors to Arlington should allow time for security screening and walking.
(Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Photo: 图片来源:Wikimedia Commons,Arlington National Cemetery,Public domain / Image: Wikimedia Commons, Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain
