The Bronx Veterans Parade Task Team kicked off the borough’s Veterans Day celebrations with its fifth annual Bronx Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 3 at East 175th Street and Crotona Parkway. During the parade, marching bands and local veterans paid their respects to our nation’s fallen veterans resting eternally at the Old Soldiers’ Cemetery with a 21 gun salute and prayer service.
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Ronald Ramos played ‘Taps’ during the parade’s heartfelt memorial ceremony.
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The Bronx Veterans Parade Task Team, Inc. led the way to the Old Soldiers’ Cemetery.
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Grand marshal John Perez held a picture of Marine corporal Manny Mensha, who died saving 13 people during a fire in Belmont.
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The NYC Sea Cadet Color Guard soldiered on at this year’s parade.
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Theodore Roosevelt High School Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. made their way down the parade route.
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