Overview
- The 106th annual procession moved up Fifth Avenue after a ruck march through Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn and a ceremony at the Eternal Light Flagstaff honoring the fallen.
- Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, veteran advocate Stephen Peck, and astronaut Sunita Williams served as grand marshals representing the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.
- Organizers billed the event as the nation’s largest Veterans Day celebration, citing about 200,000 participants, 150 vehicles, and more than two dozen floats, though reported counts varied by outlet.
- Veterans from every generation since World War II marched alongside Gold Star families and historic reenactors as thousands of spectators braved freezing temperatures.
- City and veterans’ officials framed the parade as a show of support for service members as some ceremonies elsewhere were canceled or scaled back during the federal shutdown.