NEW YORK (NBC NEW YORK) - New Yorkers gathered on Veterans Day to honor Americans who have served their country in the military, taking part in a parade with tens of thousands of marchers.

Minot’s Clint Romesha, a Medal of Honor recipient, served as one of the three grand marshals of Tuesday’s parade.

It’s the largest parade of its kind in the country.

The New York City Veterans Day Parade honors the armed forces— past, present and future.

I served in Desert Storm. Went to Iraq twice,” said Kelitha Lynch Arther, Army Veteran.

An army veteran takes in the view along Fifth Avenue in Flatiron, as 20,000 participants make their way to Midtown.

“I come because it’s the 250th anniversary since the military has been in service. I was part of it. I want to celebrate it,” said Arther.

Before

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