Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Hager will serve as grand marshal of the parade, which will take place rain or shine.
Spectators watch as the parade unfolds during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. How about we not let the weather rain on San Jose’s downtown Veterans Day parade Monday?
Hager finished his 35-year military career as deputy commanding general for operations, Cyber National Mission Force and mobilization assistant to the commander for USCYBERCOM. He served overseas in Operation Desert Storm as well as assignments in Afghanistan and Kuwait, earning several honors including the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
Members of the Kiwanis International Non-Profit Organization during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Mission San Jose High School marching band marches during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Marilyn Reid and Jess Reid cheer on the veterans during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. The San Jose Police Honor Guard marches during the Veterans Day Parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Following tradition, the event will start at 11 a.m.
The event also will honor women from the 129th Air Rescue Squadron at Moffett Field, as well as Capt. Diane Carlson Evans, a U.S. Army nurse who served in Vietnam and founded the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, and former Cupertino Mayor Sandy James, who was co-founder of the Cupertino Veterans Memorial.
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