The parade will take place on November 11.
This Friday , New Yorkers can get quick tocelebrate veteransacross the metropolis .
The 2023Veterans DayParade is formally come back to the Big Apple on Friday , November 11 , and it will demonstrate up Fifth Avenue from 12:30 promethium until 3:30 pm . boast more than 280 march units , over 20,000 marchers , and 25 incredible floats , the parade is the largest case honoring military Robert William Service in the US .
Vincent W. Patton , who from 1998 to 2002 served as the Eighth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard , will be the Grand Marshall this year ’s parade , which will include and showcase military service member , student veterans , marching bands , and service of process organizations , among others .
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Among the many highlights , attendees will be able to overhear pot of a 50 - foot - foresightful American flag . Additionally , Honor Flight , a non - profit organization that helps WWII , Korean , and Vietnam veterans fly out to visit state of war memorials , will bring a float with elderly old hand to the parade ’s ground .
This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the annual parade , which originally started in 1919 .
" We are emotional to once again offer up New Yorkers the opportunity to drink those who have served and maintain our nation , " United War Veterans Council ( UWVC ) President and Executive Director Mark Otto say in a affirmation . " These dauntless piece and cleaning lady made great sacrifices to fight back our country during critical mo in our nation ’s account . "
start at 26th Street , the parade will take place rain or radiancy , and attendees looking to catch a coup d’oeil of the floats and march units can draw up Fifth Avenue to do so . Participants will march up the boulevard until forty-fifth Street , and in casing you ca n’t see it in person , the event will also be lively teem ( aired live on WABC and on AFN and streamed online atthis linkon the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of the parade ) and programme .
For more entropy , you could confabulate theparade ’s website .
