Bay Area communities are marking Veterans Day today with parades and ceremonies, including San Jose’s 108th annual Veterans Day parade, widely described as Northern California’s largest, NBC Bay Area reported. The San Francisco Chronicle’s events guide lists the same South Bay parade and other Wednesday programs.
Why it matters: The holiday falls on Wednesday this year. In San Jose, a pre-parade ceremony is set for 11 a.m. at Plaza de San Jose, with the parade through downtown at noon, NBC said. The Chronicle said the route begins at Almaden Boulevard, continues on Santa Clara Street, turns onto Market Street and ends at San Carlos Street, running about noon to 2 p.m.
In Alameda, the USS Hornet Museum’s commemoration includes a color guard and wreath-laying, with the ship open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the main program at 11 a.m., the Chronicle said; veterans are admitted free. NBC also reported a flyover as part of the Hornet event. In Danville, a pop-up museum at the Veterans Memorial Building of San Ramon Valley is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an 11 a.m. ceremony and a sunset beacon lighting, according to the Chronicle; NBC said displays would include a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter.
The Chronicle also listed a 9 a.m. Marin County ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium in San Rafael and a USS Potomac history cruise from Jack London Square that is scheduled to visit the Hornet commemoration. Many of the region’s other parades and concerts took place over the weekend.