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Veterans get their first-ever national parade

The Freedom High School Patriot Band from Bethlehem, Pa., warms up on the National Mall before the start of the first National Veterans Parade in Washington on Sunday.
The Freedom High School Patriot Band from Bethlehem, Pa., warms up on the National Mall before the start of the first National Veterans Parade in Washington on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark
Posted November 13, 2023 at 3:57pm

Washington observed Veterans Day on Sunday with the first-ever National Veterans Parade. Marching bands and military vehicles paraded down Constitution Avenue Northwest, adding a new veterans-themed event in the nation’s capital. Here are some of our photos from Sunday’s parade. 

Spectators standing in front of the National Archives on Constitution Avenue Northwest, hold up a National Veterans Parade flag on Sunday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Shadows of parade spectators are seen on Constitution Avenue Northwest on Sunday while a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer stands guard. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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