Memorial service, parade and banquet on tap in Legion's headquarters city.
Indianapolis, home of The American Legion National Headquarters, will celebrate Veterans Day with a memorial service, parade and banquet.
The event on Friday will begin with a service on the north steps of the Indiana War Memorial. The 38th Division Band of the Indiana National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard Glee Club will perform a musical prelude, including patriotic music from World War I, World War II and the Korean War, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
The Veterans Day Service will begin at 11 a.m. The service will include special speakers, a wreath-laying, a flyover by the Indiana Air National Guard, tolling of the USS Indianapolis bell and Taps performed by the Indiana National Guard.
After the service, the Flanner & Buchanan Veterans Day parade will take place with more than 80 units participating. The parade begins at Michigan and Pennsylvania streets, heads south on Pennsylvania to New York Street, west to Meridian Street and finishes at North Street.
A banquet Friday evening at Primo Banquet Hall & Conference Center will include an awards ceremony to recognize those who sacrifice for Indianapolis and surrounding communities, veterans and the youth who participated in the Veterans Day events.
- Veterans Day