PHOTOS: 93rd Veteran's Day Parade

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.

"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.

Children on one of the parade's floats glances back at the reviewing stand near Mast General Store.

"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.

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.

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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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.