Aurora resident Amber Massengill looks forward to Veterans Day each year for a number of reasons, given that her immediate and extended family have strong connections to the holiday’s significance.

“All of my veteran relatives are in Ohio right now, but my son is marching in the parade,” Massengill said as she sat bundled up on Downer Place awaiting the start of Aurora’s Veterans Day parade on Tuesday morning. “My son is in JROTC and it’s always important that we recognize this holiday. People gave up their lives and a lot more just so we could be here, and if we don’t celebrate them in some way what was the point?”

Tuesday morning, Aurora joined the rest of the country in honoring our nation’s heroes as the annual Veterans Day parade in the city began just after 10:15 a.m. at the inters

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