BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The 106th Veterans Day Parade was held Tuesday morning in downtown Bakersfield.
The parade is themed “Our Veterans, Our Families, Our Heroes.”
It started at 10 a.m. and ends at around noon.
The day’s festivities kicked off with a breakfast at 6:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall on H Street, where veterans can eat for free.
Following the parade, a luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. will be held at the same location. Veterans will again eat for free, while attendees can donate $8 for a hamburger meal or $15 for a tri-tip sandwich meal.