Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade

The Oldest Veterans Day Observance In The Nation And The Largest Parade West Of The Mississippi.

Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade

Parade Begins At 10:30 Am

All Parade Participants Are To Go To Parade Info Booth, LV Public Library, 417 Spruce Street, West Parking Lot, The Morning Of Parade To Get Staging Instructions. Booth Opens At 7:00am.

2024 Theme

"Serving Our Nation - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"

Veterans Day is the American name for the International Day of Remembrance called Armistice Day. It falls on 11 November, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended the World War One. It is a federal holiday and a state holiday in all 50 states. The same day is observed elsewhere as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day.

All major hostilities of World War 1 were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. Armistice Day was first commemorated in the United States by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, and many states made it a legal holiday. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 inviting all Americans to observe the day, and made it a legal holiday nationwide in 1938. The holiday has been observed annually on November 11 since that date - first as Armistice Day, later as Veterans Day - except for a brief period when it was celebrated on the fourth Monday of October.

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