What special events are taking place at the Veterans Day Parade in NYC?”
HARTFORD — – The 10th annual Connecticut Veterans Day Parade will make its way through the city’s downtown Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. as more than 4,000 marchers take to the streets near the Capitol. Organizers say they expect more than 25,000 spectators at the parade, which features a “special salute” to veterans who served during the Vietnam War. The parade will include flyovers by military aircraft and other events to honor veterans. “We hope to give these veterans a heartfelt Connecticut ‘welcome home’ that many of them never received,” Linda S. Schwartz, the state’s commissioner of veterans’ affairs, said in a statement. She was an Air Force nurse during the Vietnam War. About 300,000 veterans live in the state, the parade’s organizers said, and those marching in the parade are expected to include those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Any resident who is an active, retired or honorably discharged member of the U.S. armed forces, including commissioned officers, warrant of
Veterans Day Parade 2009 in NYC The Veterans Day Parade in New York City is going to be an elaborate affair, with a 21-gun salute and a military flyover. The famed Navajo Code Talkers are also going to be a part of the Wednesday’s Veterans Day Parade in NYC. As young Marines, they had used secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms, which greatly helped the U.S. to prevail at World War II battles. Only 50 of the original 200 Navajo Code Talkers are still alive. The newly elected New York Mayor Bloomberg announced at the breakfast prior to the 2009 Veterans Day Parade, that “all those in uniform today are given special treatment,” especially because of the unfortunate tragedy at Fort Hood. It is the 90th anniversary of Veterans Day, and New York City is honoring the military men and women who died in last week’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood during the annual Veterans Day parade down Fifth Avenue. After Mayor Bloomberg’s breakfast, the parade festivities began with a 10 a.m. ceremo
