![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Antioch Veteran of the Year...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Antioch Veteran of the Year Denny Hollison waits for the start of the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. Army veteran Everett Estelle, 75, of San Jose, center, salutes as he marches with fellow veterans during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Vietnam War veteran Rafael...]()
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Vietnam War veteran Rafael Sanchez, 78, of San Jose waits for the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Cub Scouts from Pack 458...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Cub Scouts from Pack 458 wave American flags as they ride on a float during the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Members of the Antioch, Liberty, and Deer Valley High School marching bands perform before the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Antioch Veteran of the Year...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Antioch Veteran of the Year Denny Hollison, left, salutes during a bell ringing ceremony while taking part in the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Vietnam War veteran and member of the Clifford R. Rodriguez Post #809 Color Guard, Mike Gomez, 75, of San Jose, waits before the start of the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Members of "Keep The...]()
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Members of "Keep The Spirit of '45 Alive!" march during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 201. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: WW II veteran Oscar Hernandez, 94, of San Jose waits for the Veterans Day Parade with his granddaughter, Alyssa Garza, in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Ida Price Middle School...]()
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Ida Price Middle School marching band participates in the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: The Deer Valley High School...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: The Deer Valley High School marching band moves along Second Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, left, applauds...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, left, applauds as World War II veteran Oscar Leonard, right, is introduced before the start of the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: A participant waves to the crowd during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Visitors line Second Street during...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Visitors line Second Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
![ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Scouts from Troop 159 march...]()
ANTIOCH, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Scouts from Troop 159 march along Second Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Antioch, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
![SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Spectators watch the Veterans...]()
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Spectators watch the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 11: The American Flag is placed on a classic Nash ahead of the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2019. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
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Their numbers may be dwindling, but that didn’t stop residents from turning out in large numbers to line the streets for parades in honor of our veterans and service members in San Jose and Antioch on Monday.
Veterans Day is celebrated every Nov. 11, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.
