United War Veterans Council Announces NYC Veterans Day Parade/Veterans Week Details

New York City Veterans Community leaders today announced details for the fourth annual Veterans Week NYC 2015 - an ambitious schedule of events honoring our veterans. On November 11 the Week's marquee event takes place, "America's Parade," the 96th annual New York City Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, with participants from all over the U.S. marching up Fifth Avenue.

Today's announcement follows up on the 240th birthday of the U.S. Navy, the featured military branch of the Parade this year.

"Every year Veterans Week NYC serves as the perfect build-up to Veterans Day and America's Parade," said Vince McGowan, Founding President of the United War Veterans Council (UWVC), producers of the Parade. "The amazing lineup of events celebrates and honors, deservingly, the brave men and women, past and present, who serve in the U.S. military. And we still might have a few more surprises in store."

Veterans Week NYC 2015 activities include:

· Eternal Light Monument Cleaning: Scouts and children from the community clean the Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park, Saturday, November 7

· Veterans Mass: Active duty personnel, veterans and their families and friends celebrate Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Sunday, November 8

· USS New York: The U.S. Navy ship, whose hull includes steel from the World Trade Center, arrives Sunday, November 8. The captain and crew of the ship, LPD 21, who recently returned from deployment in the Middle East, participate in Parade and other events throughout the week, departing November 13

· Launch of Prosper Labs: An incubator for veteran-owned businesses opening at 20 Jay Street in Brooklyn, Monday, November 9

· Band of Pride Concert: Hundreds of high school students from marching bands nationwide and the U.S. Navy Band perform in Times Square, Tuesday, November 10

· Marine Corps Birthday Dinner: Marking the 240th anniversary of the founding of the Corps, Tuesday, November 10

· America's Parade: The 96th Annual New York City Veterans Day Parade, along Fifth Avenue, Wednesday, November 11

· Veterans Village: A resource and street fair taking place following the parade on 53rd Street between 5th and Madison Avenues, Wednesday, November 11

· Veterans Unity Reception: A gathering of major post-9/11 veteran support organizations and volunteers to reinforce camaraderie, coordination and collaboration among a new generation of advocates, and honor the organizations who came before, Wednesday, November 11

· Women in Service: A reception to honor the essential role and contributions of women in military service on the anniversary of the first woman veteran in U.S. history, Margaret Corbin, who was wounded in action during the Battle of Harlem Heights during the American Revolution, Monday, November 16

For an updated and full calendar of Veterans Week NYC 2015 events, visit www.uwvc.org/vetsweek

Leading the parade as Grand Marshal is long-time Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, a World War II Navy veteran who survived attacks by both German and Japanese aircraft. Morgenthau will be joined in the parade by two of his former crewmates.

More than 25,000 participants, including active military members, veterans of every U.S. war since World War II and marching bands from across the nation, will march up Fifth Avenue in what will mark the 96th anniversary of the first Veterans Day Parade in 1919.

Parade sponsors include CHASE, HBO, History Channel, Cushman & Wakefield and UWVC Recycling Program.

The Parade takes place on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2015, from 11:15 AM to 3:30 PM, traveling up New York City's iconic Fifth Avenue from 26th Street to 52nd Street. It will be broadcast live on WPIX-TV 11, Wednesday, November 11, from noon until 3 p.m. and live-streamed on pix11.com and on military.com. Army Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam and Veterans Advantage Advisory Board Member Paul Bucha will provide on-air commentary for the Parade.

With participants from more than 30 states and the event also being broadcast to military bases around the world and Veterans Administration hospitals across the country, the Veterans Day Parade in New York City truly is "America's Parade."

For more information, visit www.americasparade.org or call 877-PARADE3. Join the conversation @AmericasParade on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Groups and individuals interested in participating in the parade November 11 or volunteering to work on the parade are urged to call the United War Veterans Council at (212) 693-1476.