Generally Speaking: Former Police Commissioner Kelly to lead NYC Veterans Parade
Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, a Marine Corps combat veteran and the longest serving police commissioner in city history, will lead the 95th annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11 as the 2014 grand marshal. The parade route is along Fifth Avenue from 26th to 52nd Street, starting at 11:15 a.m., with the reviewing grandstand in front of the New York Public Library at 41st Street.
This year, the parade theme is “Duty, Honor and Country” and the parade organizers, the United War Veterans Council, will also be commemorating the 200th anniversary of the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
While all the U.S. Armed Forces will be participating, the featured service will be the Marine Corps. The patriotic march will also include four Medal of Honor recipients. Local participants will include the Fort Hamilton High School Army Junior ROTC cadets, known as the Tiger Battalion.