Members of The American Legion Post 1980 Family honor veterans and members of the military during their annual Veterans Day Dinner at Shining Mountain Golf Club in Woodland Park, Colo.
American Legion Riders from California Chapters 9 and 10 joined forces for a Veterans Day Ride through Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Photo by Jeric Wilhelmsen/The American Legion
Those gathered to mark Veterans Day near the monument to the fallen Legionnaires are determined not to allow the events of Nov. 11, 1919, to define their community.