Veteran Day Parade 2011 @SFV
Channel: Peter J Polini
Date: 10/11/2012

The famous San Fernando Valley (CA) Veteran Day Parade 2011 from start to finish. Some of this video contains video clips (with sound) and some still images I shot at the parade site right in front of the bandstand.  
I tried as best I can to present everything I saw parading by. By the way we just escaped a rainy day. Note: Two short videos have been omitted since they are available separately on this channel, that is the VA GLAHS marching in the parade (with Donna Beiter)  and a Marine doing push-ups in front of the band stand.  This video includes: Ms Stefni Valencia  opening with (singing beautifully, I might add ) "God Bless America" Anthem, then the Color Guard and then Congressman Howard L Berman, Councilman Richard Alarcon, Donna Beiter Director of The Greater LA HealthCare System, The Boy Scouts, the SFV Navy Recruiting, "Roy Roush WWII + Korean War", "Art Sherman", " Gov. Danny Y Quiros SFV Moose Lodge", "David Hernandez", "Sgt Steve Berger USAF Vietnam Era", "Frank Martinez WWII, Army", "Lee Cardoza WWII + Robert Cardoza, Vietnam Era", "Cpl David Garcia, Army. Veterans from WWII, Korean and Vietnam Era, Marines, Army, US Air Force and Navy,.  There's also lots of school marching bands (James Monroe, El Camino Real, Van Nuys, Arleta, San Fernando, St. Genevieve among others), The "Air Force JROTC CA-937", ROTC, JROTC from our local schools, Vintage and new cars, SUV's and floats some powered by Hydrogen and diesel and mostly gasoline. The Burial Squad was here as was the DAV and American Legions and Jewish War Veterans,  The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, "The Buffalo Soldiers, Rev. Braxton Berkley", "David Barrett, Marine Gunny". If it was in the parade - it's captured in this video. Oh! Let's not forget the Flyovers, LAPD, Fire Chopper, "Vets on Bikes", Marching Dog. The Vet Center and the spectators. 
All thanks to the participants, volunteers and officials who make this a wonderful tribute to the American Veteran.