Veterans Honored at Parade and Ceremony Nov. 11

The men and women who have served and protected our country and fought for our freedom will be honored on Nov. 11 in Virginia Beach with the annual Tidewater Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony.  

The parade begins at 9 a.m. at 16th Street and Atlantic Avenue and concludes with the formal ceremony at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial, across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St. It is free and open to the public. 

Designated as a regional event, the parade will include a flyover by the Military Aviation Museum and more than 100 units including military units from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Forces and Coast Guard that represent the military installations across the region. Veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom will participate, as well as several Tidewater municipal and veterans support organizations, including local high school bands and Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops. 

The formal ceremony featuring military, federal, state and local dignitaries will take place immediately following the parade at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial. Immediately following the ceremony, veterans will be honored with a luncheon at the Double Tree Hotel near the convention center. 

The event is sanctioned by the National Veterans Day Committee and presented by the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations and co-sponsored by the United States Submarine Veterans. 

For more information on the parade and ceremony, contact Daniel Doyle, president of the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations, 757-348-0884,  dandoyle615@gmail.com or visit www.HRCVO.org.