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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; One of the region&#8217;s most solemn and beloved annual traditions takes place today.</p><p>The 2019 Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade is set to begin promptly at 2 p.m. from the corner of Rutter Avenue and Market Street in Kingston.</p><p>It will proceed east on Market Street, across the Market Street Bridge into Wilkes-Barre and around Public Square, where the units will disband on North Main Street.</p><p>This year&#8217;s Grand Marshall is Army National Guard Master Sgt. John Paul Karpovich, a Hunlock Creek resident who is well known for his many years of involvement with veterans&#8217; causes, including the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Committee.</p><p>Also, this year&#8217;s parade will honor Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Chief Petty Officers (CPOs).</p><p>Veterans Day, Nov. 11, honors those who have served in the nation&#8217;s armed forces. Originally known as Armistice Day, it also marks the date on which the armistice ending fighting in World War I was signed in 1918.</p><p>The Times Leader will have full coverage of the parade in Monday&#8217;s edition, which will include a special 32-page section saluting America&#8217;s veterans. It will include stories from Northeastern Pennsylvania veterans and their families, as well as profiles of veteran-owned businesses.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The AMVETS Post 189, led by Joe Sylvester, plays &#8216;Taps&#8217; at the VA Veterans Day Ceremony Friday in Plains Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_TTL110919VA4.jpg</photo0><caption0>The AMVETS Post 189, led by Joe Sylvester, plays &#8216;Taps&#8217; at the VA Veterans Day Ceremony Friday in Plains Township. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Veterans Day Parade starts at 2 p.m. today