Nov 11, 2008 1:24 pm US/Eastern
Ceremonies, Parade Mark NYC Veterans Day
An Estimated 20,000 Participants In Veterans Parade
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ―
Organizers estimate 20,000 people are participating in New York City's annual Veterans Day Parade -- including veterans, active duty military, civic and youth groups.
Marching bands, floats and historic military vehicles also are featured at the Tuesday parade, which has the theme "Legacy of Honor."
Mayor Michael Bloomberg started the annual observance by placing a wreath at the Eternal Light Monument in Manhattan's Madison Square Park.
Bloomberg also is among the marchers in the parade along Fifth Avenue; Rep. Carolyn Maloney is a grand marshal.
President Bush and Gov. David Paterson are speakers at the formal rededication of the Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier that's now a museum.
Here's a list of street closures for the Veteran's Day Parade in Manhattan:
5th Avenue between 23rd Street & 54th Street will be closed 11am to 5pm. There will also be closures for the parade formation and dispersal on 26th Street between Park Avenue & Broadway; 27th to 29th Streets between Madison Avenue & Broadway; 41st Street between Madison & 5th Avenues; 52nd Street between 5th & 6th Avenues; 54th Street between Madison & 7th Avenues; 56th Street between Madison & 6th Avenues; 6th Avenue between 53rd & 56th Streets.
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