Overview
- The parade steps off at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday along Fifth Avenue, running from 26th Street to 45th Street.
- More than 20,000 service members are expected to participate in what organizers bill as the nation’s largest Veterans Day event.
- Grand Marshals Clinton Romesha, Stephen Peck, and Sunita “Suni” Williams will lead the procession, each reflecting a senior service branch.
- WABC/ABC7 will air and stream the parade live starting at 12:30 p.m., hosted by Joe Torres and Stephanie Ramos with CeFaan Kim reporting from the route.
- Pre-parade observances include an 8:30 a.m. Honor Ruck at 7 Hudson Square and a 10:55 a.m. wreath-laying at Madison Square Park, with street closures spanning Fifth Avenue and adjoining blocks; the United War Veterans Council hosts the event.