On Veterans Day, the Aurora community will salute the heroes who bravely served America and returned home to continue serving in many ways throughout the community.
With the theme Serving Our Country and Our Community, the annual Aurora Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday November 11, in downtown Aurora.
It will conclude at the GAR Memorial Hall, 23 E. Downer Place, where veterans, parade participants, and guests will convene for a tribute ceremony.
The ceremony includes a military rifle salute by veteran organizations at 11 a.m., the exact time the armistice was signed that ended WWI.
The Veterans Day Parade will begin at the intersection of Broadway and Benton, head north on Broadway to Downer, head west on Downer to the GAR Memorial Hall, 23 E. Downer Place. Parade units will include local veterans’ organizations and other community organizations.
