Despite below-freezing temperatures at the start, Tuesday, hundreds of people lined the streets of downtown Charleston for the capital city's annual Veterans Day Parade bundled in scarves, gloves and winter coats.

A procession of high school marching bands, JROTC members and floats filled with veterans throwing candy marched a loop from Kanawha Boulevard around the city and back again.

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Elkview residents Don and Patty Drake came to watch their granddaughter, who is a member of the Elkview Majorettes team. However, Don Drake also said there's a certain "spirit" to the celebration. On this day, he remembers his father's service in the Korean War an

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