Eugene Cooper fashions a makeshift cover for himself during the parade. "I had a big white hat but couldn't find it. So I had to adapt into something," he said. Cooper was one of hundreds who stood cheering along the parade route.
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"Every year it's a tradition. We come up here and see the parade. And then we go out and have a whole day together," Slater said. "It's always a good day when we get to enjoy a day together," Jeff Slater, right, said.
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A United States Marine Corps veteran smiles and waves to the crowd along the parade route.
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Two men receive instructions from a superior on what to do throughout the duration of the parade.
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Parade members stand at attention during a dedication at the start of the parade.
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Children on one of the parade's floats glances back at the reviewing stand near Mast General Store.
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"These men and women fought in all kinds of weather conditions. And I told my husband this morning, rain show or shine we need to go," Josetta Hanson said. Many supporters showed up despite the rain.
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A Desert Storm veteran salutes the American flag during Taps.
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A member of VFW Post 5156 in Sweetwater, TN makes his way down Gay St.
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A U.S. Navy veteran awaits the beginning of the parade.
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Members from all branches of the military stand side by side.
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Jeff Slater hosted breakfast at his house for two other companions before the parade. It's become an annual tradition for the trio: breakfast, parade, spend the day together.
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Tim Burchett speaks to active members of the U.S. Marines prior to the start of the Veteran's Day Parade.
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Retired Air Force member Alfred Sautner takes in a legion of Vietnam War veterans.