Overview
- Los Angeles–area listings detail Nov. 11 ceremonies with Condor Squadron flyovers in Pasadena and Burbank, a San Fernando Valley parade, wellness and resource fairs, and a West Hollywood program highlighting transgender veterans.
- Bay Area plans include a San Francisco parade, an interfaith service at the Presidio featuring Swords to Plowshares’ Michael Blecker, tributes aboard the USS Hornet, a history sail on the USS Potomac, and Presidio site visits.
- Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert and Surprise schedule parades and ceremonies on Tuesday, Nov. 11, with family-friendly routes and community tributes across the Valley.
- Syracuse Veterans for Peace and partners host a “Reclaim Armistice Day” gathering, with Mayor Ben Walsh again proclaiming Nov. 11 as Armistice Day for Peace in the city.
- Coverage reiterates that Veterans Day honors all who served, distinct from Memorial Day, and notes the date’s 1918 origins and its restoration to Nov. 11 after a brief 1970s change.