Birmingham Veterans Day

One of the largest turnouts for Veterans Day parades in the country, Birmingham, Ala. pays tribute to those who served.
Humzah Harnash and his mother Rhonda, left, put glue and glitter on their horse Saphyra before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Humzah Harnash and his mother Rhonda, left, put glue and glitter on their horse Saphyra before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Lane Corbett and Austin Wilson, left, and Evelyn Lawson and Elizabeth Tadlock from the Spain Park High School marching band goof around before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Lane Corbett and Austin Wilson, left, and Evelyn Lawson and Elizabeth Tadlock from the Spain Park High School marching band goof around before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt talks to Braiden, 6, and Josh Franklin, 4, as they blow up a balloon before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt talks to Braiden, 6, and Josh Franklin, 4, as they blow up a balloon before the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
The crowd at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
The crowd at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Christian Hinson, 11, fools around with his helmet on his grandfather's motorcycle at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. His grandfather David McCook is a member of Riders Chapter 171. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Christian Hinson, 11, fools around with his helmet on his grandfather's motorcycle at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. His grandfather David McCook is a member of Riders Chapter 171. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Jack Littleton, 5, blows a vuvuzela at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Jack Littleton, 5, blows a vuvuzela at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion Riders wave to veterans watching the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion Riders wave to veterans watching the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Colt Hogan, a five-time Iraq and Afghanistan army vet with Lia Nazarian and their two 4-week old children, Conor and Sophia at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
Colt Hogan, a five-time Iraq and Afghanistan army vet with Lia Nazarian and their two 4-week old children, Conor and Sophia at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt waves at onlookers at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
American Legion National Commander Charles Schmidt waves at onlookers at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
India McSwain, 12, walks with an American flag at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.
India McSwain, 12, walks with an American flag at the Veteran's Day Parade in Birmingham, Ala. on Friday, November 11, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.