Warriors March In Veterans Day Parade In NYC

NEW YORK, NY — On a chilly Veterans Day, the Warrior Pride marching band paraded through the streets of Manhattan, playing official service songs of the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. On Fifth Avenue, the Havre de Grace musicians delivered an Armed Forces Salute as part of the New York City 2017 Veterans Day Parade.

"We wanted to honor our veterans by performing these important melodies that bring a strong sense of pride and emotion for all who have served," Havre de Grace High School Band Director Richard Hauf said in a statement before the parade.

Thousands gathered on the streets of New York to watch the event, which is the largest Veterans Day parade in the U.S.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is an Air Force veteran from the Korean War, led the New York City Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday on 26th Street and Fifth Avenue, which ran until approximately 3 p.m.

During their trip to New York, the Warriors planned to take a dinner cruise around the Statue of Liberty, visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and attend the Broadway show "One on This Island," organizers said.

The Warrior Pride Marching Band has 150 members, which represents a quarter of the student body at Havre de Grace High School, an institution miles from Aberdeen Proving Ground. It has performed at halftime shows at M&T Bank Stadium and Navy-Marine Corps Stadium as well as in the Miss America Parade in Atlantic City, the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C., and Universal Studios Orlando.

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