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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Veterans Day is always a solemn holiday, when Americans celebrate the sacrifices of those who defend our freedoms.</p><p>The day will carry added meaning this year as it marks the 100th anniversary of fighting in World War I, but our region&#8217;s annual parade will be adding something, too.</p><p>Sunday&#8217;s Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, set to kick off from Kingston Corners at 2 p.m., will feature a new tradition: An &#8220;Outstanding Veteran Award,&#8221; according to parade committee member Master Sgt. John Paul Karpovich.</p><p>The winner of the award will be announced before Sunday&#8217;s parade, and was selected based on their overall impact on the local community said Karpovich, who serves with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.</p><p>A century ago on Sunday &#8212; Nov. 11, 1918 &#8212; an armistice was signed ending hostilities in the First World War. Commemoration of that landmark date has evolved into Veterans Day as we now know it.</p><p>The award winner will be riding in a vehicle at the front of the parade with the winners of a local school essay contest in which students explained the importance of remembering the conflict, which was then called &#8220;the war to end all wars.&#8221;</p><p>Karpovich, a Hunlock Creek resident who is stationed at Fort Indiantown Gap, is looking forward to participating on Sunday, as duty has kept him from attending during the past two years, ending a 20-year personal streak.</p><p>He knows many other veterans hate missing the annual ceremony, too.</p><p>&#8220;A lot of veterans are getting older, and they may not be able to walk in the parade, but they&#8217;re looking forward to riding in the parade, being part of it and seeing that the community cares about them,&#8221; Karpovich said.</p><p>The route will depart Kingston Corners and head east on Market Street, cross the Susquehanna River and end at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>This year&#8217;s grand marshal will be Retired Col. Charles F. Luce, an Army veteran whose service spanned from Vietnam to Operation Enduring Justice at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Luce, a resident of Bear Creek Township, also is a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board.</p><p>Those interested in volunteering with the committee can learn more <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Wyoming-Valley-Veterans-Day-Parade-120393864650165/" target="_blank">on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Wyoming-Valley-Veterans-Day-Parade-120393864650165/</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>* * *</strong></p><p><strong>IF YOU GO</strong></p><p><strong>What:</strong> Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade</p><p><strong>When:</strong> 2 p.m. Sunday</p><p><strong>Where:</strong> Along Market Street from Kingston Corners to Public Square</p><p><strong>TO LEARN MORE</strong></p><p>The Times Leader will honor our nation&#8217;s heroes with a special section in the Sunday, Nov. 11 edition.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The shadow of Cadet Alec Leese is seen while he plays &#8220;Taps&#8221; at the Wilkes University veterans&#8217; program on Thursday. The Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, the region&#8217;s largest commemoration, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, kicking off from Kingston Corners. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_TTL110918WilkesVets4.jpg</photo1><caption1>The shadow of Cadet Alec Leese is seen while he plays &#8220;Taps&#8221; at the Wilkes University veterans&#8217; program on Thursday. The Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, the region&#8217;s largest commemoration, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, kicking off from Kingston Corners. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Will mark armistice 100th, honor outstanding veteran</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>IF YOU GO</strong></p><p><strong>What:</strong> Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade</p><p><strong>When:</strong> 2 p.m. Sunday</p><p><strong>Where:</strong> Along Market Street from Kingston Corners to Public Square</p><p><strong>TO LEARN MORE</strong></p><p>The Times Leader will honor our nation&#8217;s heroes with a special section in the Sunday, Nov. 11 edition.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Veterans Day parade set for Sunday, will mark WWI armistice