NYC Veterans Day Parade Begins With Memorial Ceremony At Madison Square Park

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    When:
    November 11, 2015 @ 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm
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    Where:
    Madison Square Park
    Madison Ave, New York, NY 10010
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    NYC Veterans Day Parade Begins With Memorial Ceremony At Madison Square Park @ New York | New York | United States

    “America’s Parade,” The NYC Veterans Day Parade Begins With Memorial Ceremony At Madison Square Park

    Wednesday, November 11

    10:00 am – 11: 00 am : Memorial Ceremony

    Madison Square Park
    23rd Street And Fifth Avenue

    11:11 am : Parade Begins
    Fifth Avenue, 26t – 53rd Streets

    “America’s Parade,” the 96th annual New York City Veterans Day Parade, begins with a Memorial Ceremony featuring, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday, November 11, 10 a.m. – 11 am, at Madison Square Park, 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Parade begins at 11:11 a.m.

    Leading the parade as Grand Marshal is long-time Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, a World War II Navy veteran who survived attacks by both German and Japanese aircrafts.

    Following the Memorial Ceremony, “America’s Parade” — the largest celebration of service in the nation — steps off at 11:11 a.m. at 26th Street and Fifth Avenue and proceeds up Fifth Avenue to 53rd Street.

    The parade features 25,000 participants, including veterans, active military units and high school bands from around the nation. For more information and images, visit americasparade.org.