New York City's 105th annual Veterans Day Parade marched up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday. Organizers with the United War Veterans Council said 20,000 participants from across the U.S, including nearly 300 marching and vehicle units,

The largest Veterans Day parade in the U.S. will kick off at 12:30 p.m. in New York City on Monday. An estimated 20,000 marchers will make their way up 5th Avenue for the 105th annual parade. U.S. Marine veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient,

( NewsNation) — An estimated 20,000 marchers took part in New York City’s Veterans Day Parade on Monday, making it the country’s largest. All six branches of the military were represented as the procession made its way down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

The 105th annual New York City Veterans Day Parade took place along Fifth Avenue, stretching from 26th Street to 46th Street. The parade, one of the largest in the country, drew thousands of spectators to honor military veterans. It featured marching bands, military units, and veterans’ organizations.

The parade’s highest honoree is Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, a Marine. According to the nonprofit United War Veterans Council, he is recognized for his valor in the Afghanistan War, in which he defied orders and went into a particularly dangerous area to help save American and Afghan troops who had gone missing, and in the Iraq War.

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New York City’s famed Fifth Avenue was lined with crowds for the annual Veterans Day Parade.

The 105th annual Veterans Day Parade starts at 12:30 p.m. from 26th Street and Fifth Avenue and heads north until ending at 47th Street.