All posts tagged "parades"

  • A U.S. Flag flies over war veterans tombstones at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif. (AP)
    America marks Veterans Day with commemorative parades

    NEW YORK (AP) — Americans marked Veterans Day on Tuesday with parades, speeches and military discounts, while in Europe the holiday known as Armistice Day held special meaning in the centennial year of the start of World...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • Parker Southerland, 1, waves a flag toward retired service dogs gathered at Pearson Park in Kinston, N.C., following a veteran's parade on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.(AP Photo/Daily Free Press, Zach Frailey)
    Veterans Day observances planned throughout L.A. County

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Veterans Day will be marked in Los Angeles County Tuesday by a parade in the northeast San Fernando Valley and observances in several other communities amid calls from Mayor Eric Garcetti and President Barack Obama for...

    • Posted November 10, 2014
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