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Pearl Harbor Survivor, Houston James, Embraces Global War On Terrorism Survivor, SSgt Graunke, during the 2004 Dallas Veterans Day Parade.	Commemorating Operation Enduring Freedom This years greater Dallas veterans Day Parade will be on Thursday 11 November 2021. We are facing unique challenges this year. In addition to not having a parade in 2018 because of weather, and 2020 because of the Pandemic; The Greater Dallas Veterans Foundation is raising required funding in a depressed business environment. In spite of this we are confident that our many past parade entry organizations will continue to support the parade, and that businesses and other organizations will continue to provide funding to The Greater Dallas Veterans Foundation so they can honor our veterans in multiple ways.
	The Dallas Veterans Day Parade Committee is a subsidiary of the Greater Dallas Veterans Foundation. The membership consists of veteran organization representatives, civic leaders, and members of the active and reserve military components.
	"...We salute those who are serving, those who have served and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice..."
	This statue was conceived by sculptor Douwe Blumberg initially as a small-scale, 18 inch version. In April 2011, an anonymous group of Wall Street bankers who lost friends in the 9/11 attacks commissioned a large, 16 feet tall version. It was dedicated on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2011, in a ceremony led by Vice President Joe Biden and Lt. Gen. John Mulholland, commander of Task Force Dagger and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command during Operation Enduring Freedom.
	Contributions Requested

The Veterans Day Story... At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns of WWI fell silent and "Armistice Day" was born. Eight years later a Presidential Proclamation invited people to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies. With the passage of time it was changed to "Veterans Day". The national focal point for the official Veterans Day observance is at the Tomb of the Unknowns where the Presidential wreath is placed. PHOTOS Click HERE for past photos of the Dallas Veteran's Day Parade. LINKS TO MILITARY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS Click on PARADE PROGRAMS to see Programs that describe past Veterans Day Parades in Dallas.