(KAIR)--Today is Veterans Day, and a local community, selected as a regional site for celebrating the holiday, will hold ceremonies.
In late September, the City of Leavenworth was named as a regional celebration site by the Veterans Day National Committee, which is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
A release from the Governor- office explains that today, Veterans Day 2022 “will mark the 103rd consecutive year for the Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade,” which was first held on November 11, 1919, the one-year anniversary of the armistice agreement of World War I between the Allies and Germany in France. The celebration is recognized as the largest parade west of the Mississippi River.
Retired U.S. Army Tech Sgt. Wilbur Grisham, who served in World War II, will serve as Grand Marshal of the parade. The theme is “Honoring Veterans for Defending Our Lives and Freedom During Wars or Disasters.”
Leavenworth- parade will be held this morning at 10:30.
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