Overview
- Communities across Los Angeles County and Southern California held coordinated ceremonies, parades and tributes on Nov. 11.
- The San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade began at 11:11 a.m. in Mission Hills and proceeded 1.1 miles to Ritchie Valens Park, reflecting the 11:11 Armistice tradition.
- Organizers estimated roughly 2,000 veterans participated and about 20,000 spectators attended the San Fernando Valley event.
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attended the parade and called for ensuring there are no homeless veterans in the city.
- Regional offerings included a Pasadena City Hall ceremony with Associate Justice Eileen C. Moore and an 11:11 flyover, free admission for veterans at San Bernardino County Regional Parks and the Queen Mary, and a Bob Hope Patriotic Hall celebration benefiting the With Your Shield transition program.